Elayna

“Variant of Elaina — to shine, burn, or glow (Proto-Indo-European root swel-)” — Old French/Welsh (disputed) origin

Girl's name · #1301 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Elayna's best rank, #1109, came in 2012; it has settled back to #1301 today. Roughly 5,300 girls have been named Elayna since 1958. Elayna is the less common spelling of Elaina — about 13% of babies given the name are written this way; Elaina itself ranked #267 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elaynas

Elayna Boynton — American singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Elayna Sedai — The Wheel of Time

Similar names: Elaina · Lillianna · Elaia · Layna · Madalynn · Aryana

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