Given name

Elenah

“the shining light”

Elenah is a variant of Elena. In Spanish use, Elena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Elenah is a variant of Elena. In Spanish use, Elena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Elenah through the years

Babies since 1880
60
0 boys · 60 girls
Most popular year
2019
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−52%
Cooling
02462025Highest share 20240.0
Elenah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2010–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 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.

Elenah’s family of names

Elenah has a related form in Elena.

Walk Elenah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Elenah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Eryanna

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Elionna

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>99% girls

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Alveena

“triend of the elves”

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>99% girls

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Elleny

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>99% girls

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Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

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Melanna

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>99% girls

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Emmaleen

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Elaph

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Elenah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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