Elienai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-lee-eh-NYE
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elienai is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my eyes are toward God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elienai mean?
Hebrew: Biblical name Elienai, from El 'God' + enai 'my eyes'
“my eyes are toward God”
Elienai is a descendant of Benjamin named in the First Book of Chronicles.
Is Elienai a girl's or a boy's name?
Elienai is a girls' name.
How popular is Elienai in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Elienai in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elienai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3,704 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
Names like Elienai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elianna, Eliana, Elliott, Eliora, Isabella, Eliany, Everly, Emilia, Galilea, Briella, Lorelai, Emerson
Names related to Elienai
Elena, Elaina, Elina, Eliani, Ellena, Eleyna, Eleina, Eliane
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elienai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elienai, updated 20 October 2026.