Elaine
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From Old French Elaine, a variant of Elene, cognate to Helen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). A Celtic origin has also been suggested since the name appears in Arthurian legend. Doublet of Helen.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Elaine (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elaine has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 755 |
| 2000 | 763 |
| 2001 | 762 |
| 2002 | 766 |
| 2003 | 775 |
| 2004 | 781 |
| 2005 | 778 |
| 2006 | 773 |
| 2007 | 769 |
| 2008 | 785 |
| 2009 | 792 |
| 2010 | 794 |
| 2011 | 796 |
| 2012 | 787 |
| 2013 | 785 |
| 2014 | 785 |
| 2015 | 788 |
| 2016 | 791 |
| 2017 | 791 |
| 2018 | 789 |
| 2019 | 798 |
| 2020 | 799 |
Elaine in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elaine.Hi! My name is Elaine.
- Elaine ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Elaine called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Elaine kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Elaine is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Elaines mamma är lärare.Elaine's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elaines mamma is Elaine's mum.
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How do you pronounce Elaine in Swedish?
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What does the name Elaine mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From Old French Elaine, a variant of Elene, cognate to Helen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). A Celtic origin has also been suggested since the name appears in Arthurian legend. Doublet of Helen.
How popular is Elaine in Sweden?
3 babies were named Elaine in 2022. In 2020, 799 people in Sweden had Elaine as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.