Elaine

eh-LAYNE, ee-LAYNE

French and Scottish

"bright, shining light"

Elaine Origin and Meaning

Variation of Elaina

Elaine Rank in US Top 1000

# 369 in the US

Elaine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 284 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elaine

• 369 US 2024
• 284 Nameberry 2025
• 522 Future 2028
• 392 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Elaine

• (Katherine) Elaine Hendrix American actress
• Elaine Iva May American director/actress
• Elaine Yiu Hong Kong actress
• Elaine Paige (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff) English singer and actress
• Elaine Ingham American microbiologist
• Elaine Hamilton O'Neal, American painter
• Elaine Lobl (E.L.) Konigsburg American children's novelist
• Elaine Miles American actress
• Elaine Stritch American actress and singer
• Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning (born Elaine Marie Fried) American painter, wife of painter Willem de Kooning
• Elaine Jin Chinese actress
• Elaine Youngs American Olympic beach volleyball player
• Elaine Tyler May American historian and author
• Elaine Showalter American literary critic
• Elaine Fifield Australian ballerina

The name Elaine in Pop Culture

• Elaine Marie Benes a main character on TV's "Seinfeld"'
• Elaine of Astolat Arthurian legendary figure
• Elaine Jenkinson from the British TV series "Broadchurch"
• Lady Elaine character in Barbara Cartland's book The Ruthless Rake
• Elaine Austen character in video game "Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
• Elaine Robinson character in book/movie "The Graduate"
• "The Exploits of Elaine " 1914 film serial
• "Elaine " song by ABBA
• "Miss Elaine" song by Run–D.M.C.
• Elaine Marley main character in video game series Monkey Island
• "Elaine " opera by Herman Bemberg
• Elaine of Corbenic legendary Arthurian figure
• Elaine "Ellie " character in novel "Avalon High"
• "Elaine's Big Day " episode of TV's 'New Girl'
• Elaine Dickinson character in the movie "Airplane!"
• Elaine character in the manga/anime "Seven Deadly Sins"
• Elaine main character in the movie 'The Love Witch'

International Variations of the name Elaine

• Elaina French
• Eline Scandinavian
• Elena Italian