Given name
Ahlai
“o would that!”·“ah my desire!”·“ah for yah's sake!”
Ahlai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאחלי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahlai is thought to mean “o would that!,” “ah my desire!” or “ah for yah's sake!.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Ahlai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'hl (אחל).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahlai appears in 1 Chronicles 11:41, 1 Chronicles 2:31, 1 Chronicles 2:34.
- 1 Chronicles 11:41
- 1 Chronicles 2:31
- 1 Chronicles 2:34
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Ahlai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 37
- 0 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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