Elainah
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; a form of Elaine.
Elainah by the numbers
Elainah was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Elaine
Like Elainah, each of these traces back to Elaine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Laineybright, shining one; from Elaine219 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lainey-Maebright light; a form of Elaine or Laney6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elainah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
- Elaijahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah6 in the US (2017)
- Elaiahmy god is yahweh; biblical name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaynah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaiyah4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elainah
Names that are said the same way as Elainah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
- Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaynabright light; a form of Helen185 in the US (2017)
- Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
- Ellenabright light; a form of Helen65 in the US (2017)
- Eleanabright, shining light; a form of Helen8 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Elainah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elainah
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