Given name

Lenai

“a veranda; from the island”

Lenai is a variant of Lanai. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a veranda; from the island.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lenai is a variant of Lanai. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a veranda; from the island.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lenai is a variant of Lanai. An origin associated with Lanai is Hawaiian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lenai through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2006
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Lenai in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, 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 5 in 2006. 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.

Lenai’s family of names

Lenai has a related form in Lanai.

Walk Lenai’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 Lenai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Leniya

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>99% girls

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Leilauni

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Lizzet

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Leilaney

“child of heaven; adorned with heavenly flowers”

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Lakenzi

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Senaiya

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>99% girls

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Dajanai

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>99% girls

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Kenah

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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