Elaina

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“bright, shining light” — Greek

#2542024 rank
2024peak year
31,035babies named Elaina since 1880
▲ +7%5-year trend

Elaina popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Elaina mean?

A modern variant of Elena, itself a form of Helen, from Greek helene 'torch, bright light'.

OriginGreek
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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Spellings & variants

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