Ehlani

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ehlani by the numbers

Ehlani was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Ehlani

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ehlani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Elani73 in the US (2017)
  • Eilani5 in the US (2017)
  • Elenibright, shining; a form of Helen65 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
  • Eshanidesire, passion, or longing5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elahiof god; divine11 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Ehlani

Names that are said the same way as Ehlani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Elenybright light; a form of Helen10 in the US (2017)
  • Eleniebright, shining; a form of Helen3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elanie32 in the US (2017)
  • Elany20 in the US (2017)
  • Ellanie19 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenie9 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ehlani

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