Elikai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-ih-kye
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Elikai is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
Where does Elikai come from?
Modern: blend of Eli and Kai; also found as a Tongan name
Is Elikai a girl's or a boy's name?
Elikai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elikai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Elikai, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Elikai of any year since it first appeared, in 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Elikai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
How popular is Elikai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,883rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Elikai, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. It first appears in the records in 2014.
2025 had the most boys named Elikai of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Elikai in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elikai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
Nicknames for Elikai
Names like Elikai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jahkai, Elijah, Eziah, Kai, Nikolai, Elias, Elliot, Elisei, Eli, Khamari, Kamari, Muhammad
Names related to Elikai
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Elikai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elikai, updated 20 October 2026.