Elayna
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; a form of Helen.
Elayna by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Elayna. In the US, 185 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 228 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Helen
Like Elayna, each of these traces back to Helen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Helenbright, shining light758 in the US (2017)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Nelliebright shining one; diminutive of Helen458 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
- Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elayna. 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)
- Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
- Elaynebright light; a form of Helen29 in the US (2017)
- Eleynabright light; a modern respelling of Helen4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elannaoak tree; a form of Elah17 in the US (2017)
- Elynabright, shining; a form of Helen11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elayna
Names that are said the same way as Elayna, 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)
- Ellenabright light; a form of Helen65 in the US (2017)
- Eleanabright, shining light; a form of Helen8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleanabright light; form of Eleanor or Helen22 in the US (2017)
- Elonabright light; a form of Eleanor18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Elayna, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elayna
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