Elaine
Quick answers about Elaine
How many people are named Elaine?
An estimated 111,661 living Americans are named Elaine.
How rare is Elaine?
Elaine is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,007 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.7% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Elaine?
The median age of a living American named Elaine is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 75 years old.
Is Elaine still popular?
Yes — Elaine is currently rising in popularity, with 1,007 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Elaine most common?
Elaine has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 5.5× more often than the national baseline.
Elaine is most concentrated in Utah — about 4.4× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Wisconsin.
States where Elaine is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.