Elenia

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, shining; a form of Helen.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Elenia by the numbers

Elenia was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Helen

Like Elenia, 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.

  • Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
  • 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)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
  • Elenibright, shining; a form of Helen65 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleniebright, shining; a form of Helen3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleciaa form of alicia or electra5 in the US (2017)
  • Elenna28 in the US (2017)
  • Eleia14 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Elenia

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

  • Elianamy God has answered736 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellianamy God has answered; a form of Eliana1,370 in the US (2017)
  • Eliannagod has answered me; form of eliana614 in the US (2017)
  • Elliannamy god has answered; a form of Eliana276 in the US (2017)
  • Elyanabright, shining light; a form of Helen or Eliana39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellyanamy god is yahweh; a form of Eliana76 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Elenia, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Elenia

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