Given name
Elienai
“God of my eyes”·“God of my fountains”
Elienai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאליעני
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Elienai means “God of my eyes” or “God of my fountains.”
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Where it comes from
Elienai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God,” and the Hebrew noun 'ayin (עין), “eye or fountain.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Elienai appears in 1 Chronicles 8:20.
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Elienai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 294
- 6 boys · 288 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −81%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 282 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.
Elienai’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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