Girl
Elaina
Elaina means "light", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 8 of them.
EtymologyVariant of Elena/Helen
EtymologyMeaning "light"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
192
1950s
388
1960s
955
1970s
1,172
1980s
2,003
1990s
3,222
2000s
6,417
2010s
8,251
Peaked in the 2010s · 22,600 total U.S. births since 1900