Girls' name · since 2001

Elienai

Elienai has 288 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,268 of 72,339
all-time among girls
288
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

288 girls have been named Elienai since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Elienai has 288 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.

  • #16,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 288 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elienai ranks #16,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,268 of 72,339
all-time among girls
288
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Elienai's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

Elienai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elienai splits its recorded history at 2013: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elienai popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
41
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
01020304050 20012005200920122015201820212023 5

Elienai popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 2016 (Elienai as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2016 6

Elienai by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 72% of the file).

2010s was Elienai's strongest decade.

207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Elienai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Elienai by state

Where Elienai concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Elienai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 11.8%
#2 Texas
24 8.3%
#3 Florida
6 2.1%
California share of Elienai's total US births 11.8%
Even split

34 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elienai?
288 babies have been named Elienai since 2001. All-time, it sits at #16,268 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 41 births.
Where does Elienai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elienai ranks #16,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elienai most popular?
Elienai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Elienai most popular?
The top states for the name Elienai are California (34 births), Texas (24 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Elienai been used?
Elienai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elienai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Eliana, Elise, Eliza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elienai's data

  • Elienai's decade-level peak was the 2010s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Elienais (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Elienai

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elienai

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elienai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elienai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.