Elayna

Meaning: To shine, burn, or glow
Origin: Variant of Elaina · From Proto-Indo-European root swel- (from Old French/Welsh (disputed))

Girl's name · #1301 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Elayna's best rank, #1109, came in 2012; it has settled back to #1301 today. Roughly 5,300 girls have been named Elayna since 1958.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Elayna ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,184 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,569 in Canada (2024).

Elayna is the less common spelling of Elaina — about 13% of babies given the name are written this way; Elaina itself ranked #267 in 2025.

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