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Baby name
Elaine
Girl
Origin of the name
Elaine is an Old French form of Helen. In the Arthurian legends, Elaine is the mother of Galahad.
Classic name
262,890births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 50rank at its peak, in 1947
Where babies named Elaine are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Elaine is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Elaine is most common in Rhode Island (2.5 times), North Dakota (2.3) and Massachusetts (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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