Elaine Name Popularity

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How popular is Elaine?

The less frequently given name Elaine was the 634th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #42 was reached in 1938.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 7,062 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elaine in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1885.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elaine occurred roughly during the years 1889-1892, 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1901-1924, 1932-1938, 1939-1942, and 1943-1946, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1972, and 1981-1984.

Sometimes the name Elaine has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Elaine popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Elaine has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Elaine has risen.

The name Elaine still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Elaine has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Elaine (Girl)		Elaine (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		468	634	< 5	--
2017		507	588	< 5	--
2016		494	606	< 5	--
2015		422	676	< 5	--
2014		438	651	< 5	--
2013		360	749	< 5	--
2012		400	703	< 5	--
2011		399	698	< 5	--
2010		343	797	< 5	--
2009		371	766	< 5	--
2008		398	745	< 5	--
2007		406	720	< 5	--
2006		392	719	< 5	--
2005		469	606	< 5	--
2004		413	662	< 5	--
2003		427	628	< 5	--
2002		399	638	< 5	--
2001		408	615	< 5	--
2000		452	577	< 5	--
1999		462	544	< 5	--
1998		480	526	< 5	--
1997		451	527	< 5	--
1996		531	470	< 5	--
1995		540	467	< 5	--
1994		567	447	< 5	--
1993		559	445	< 5	--
1992		603	421	< 5	--
1991		610	419	< 5	--
1990		631	409	< 5	--
1989		674	376	6	7,253
1988		706	352	8	5,344
1987		668	356	< 5	--
1986		663	358	< 5	--
1985		654	361	6	6,018
1984		617	371	< 5	--
1983		797	293	6	5,691
1982		778	313	7	5,187
1981		784	310	< 5	--
1980		771	313	6	5,731
1979		783	306	5	6,330
1978		757	310	5	6,092
1977		864	274	< 5	--
1976		781	292	< 5	--
1975		859	282	6	4,997
1974		951	267	< 5	--
1973		993	253	< 5	--
1972		1,066	252	5	5,195
1971		1,286	234	< 5	--
1970		1,437	217	9	3,360
1969		1,683	192	< 5	--
1968		1,705	189	< 5	--
1967		1,773	182	6	3,665
1966		2,060	166	6	3,636
1965		2,498	149	12	2,396
1964		2,824	142	12	2,454
1963		3,123	133	5	4,220
1962		3,615	125	10	2,723
1961		3,866	118	19	1,897
1960		4,315	112	9	2,932
1959		4,453	105	7	3,370
1958		4,743	101	9	2,885
1957		5,011	96	9	2,885
1956		5,314	89	8	3,034
1955		5,635	77	6	3,619
1954		5,824	74	6	3,554
1953		5,494	77	10	2,589
1952		5,650	73	13	2,179
1951		6,071	66	11	2,417
1950		6,036	60	9	2,634
1949		6,216	57	12	2,256
1948		6,400	53	9	2,659
1947		7,062	50	13	2,188
1946		6,801	47	13	2,062
1945		5,888	44	9	2,445
1944		5,628	46	19	1,588
1943		5,966	46	18	1,721
1942		5,984	45	19	1,644
1941		5,377	44	28	1,260
1940		4,782	50	15	1,829
1939		4,785	45	15	1,821
1938		4,835	42	20	1,534
1937		4,525	45	22	1,462
1936		4,260	50	15	1,827
1935		4,079	51	19	1,606
1934		3,901	54	13	2,046
1933		3,571	61	8	2,803
1932		3,575	68	17	1,793
1931		3,623	72	10	2,525
1930		3,953	69	7	3,380
1929		3,853	67	12	2,355
1928		4,005	68	17	1,923
1927		4,109	69	16	2,065
1926		4,004	68	15	2,100
1925		3,776	73	13	2,340
1924		3,801	73	7	3,604
1923		3,212	87	9	3,019
1922		2,793	102	6	3,975
1921		2,922	97	9	3,046
1920		2,433	107	7	3,589
1919		1,688	136	< 5	--
1918		1,473	152	6	3,851
1917		1,281	160	< 5	--
1916		1,236	161	< 5	--
1915		1,212	155	< 5	--
1914		568	221	< 5	--
1913		411	239	< 5	--
1912		313	252	< 5	--
1911		199	274	< 5	--
1910		195	279	< 5	--
1909		139	309	< 5	--
1908		129	313	< 5	--
1907		103	347	< 5	--
1906		82	376	< 5	--
1905		79	381	< 5	--
1904		57	428	< 5	--
1903		53	437	< 5	--
1902		48	455	< 5	--
1901		43	452	< 5	--
1900		50	479	< 5	--
1899		27	596	< 5	--
1898		29	598	< 5	--
1897		30	541	< 5	--
1896		38	469	< 5	--
1895		21	691	< 5	--
1894		20	669	< 5	--
1893		24	579	< 5	--
1892		22	597	< 5	--
1891		16	674	< 5	--
1890		12	800	< 5	--
1889		8	967	< 5	--
1888		7	1,066	< 5	--
1887		6	1,068	< 5	--
1886		5	1,151	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		5	1,068	< 5	--
1883		5	957	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		5	857	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.