girl's name

Elane

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 894

Ireland

#623

1981 births

Elane is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1950, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Elane over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Elane by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 28
1920s 83
1930s 84
1940s 150
1950s 150
1960s 114
1970s 56
1980s 44
1990s 39
2000s 42
2010s 5
2020s (to 2024) 11

How popular is Elane?

In 2024, Elane was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Elane is used

Ireland #623 3 in 1981
France #6,710 5 in 2025
United States #15,251 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Elane is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Élane Élane is a rare spelling of Elane, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Elane

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elane also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elane

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elane

How popular is the name Elane?

In 2024, Elane was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Elane a girl's or a boy's name?

Elane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Elane?

Elane has 2 syllables.

When was Elane most popular?

Elane peaked in 1950, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Elane a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elane currently ranks #6,710 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.