Spellings
Elaina or Elayna?
In the US in 2025, 87% of babies in this name family were spelled Elaina and 13% Elayna. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Elaina already led in 2015, with 85% of the family's births; it has 87% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,311 to 1,347 births, almost unchanged.
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaina | 1,109 | 1,176 | +6% |
| Elayna | 202 | 171 | −15% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ɪˈleɪnə/ (eh-LAY-nuh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Elaina 5 births and Elayna 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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