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Elayna

Girl

Meaning of Elayna: Greek: 'shining light'

Elayna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1260th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1260

171 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,251

First recorded 1958 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 51 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 52 babies1999: 91 babies2000: 94 babies20002001: 99 babies2002: 124 babies2003: 119 babies2004: 172 babies2005: 143 babies2006: 160 babies2007: 158 babies2008: 158 babies2009: 146 babies2010: 195 babies20102011: 197 babies2012: 224 babies2013: 193 babies2014: 228 babies2015: 202 babies2016: 222 babies2017: 186 babies2018: 205 babies2019: 192 babies2020: 184 babies20202021: 201 babies2022: 204 babies2023: 148 babies2024: 156 babies2025: 171 babies
US babies named Elayna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 228.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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