Given name
Elenie
“the shining light”
Elenie is a variant of Elena. In Spanish use, Elena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elenie 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elenie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 153
- 0 boys · 153 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,631 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,631 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 192 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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