Elai

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Elai is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name2.2K records spelled Elai3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Mexico, Spain

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Elaí

• a separate given name1.9K records spelled Elai2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States

  Also written Elaï

• French given name111 records spelled Elai2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States

  Also written Elaï

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Elai is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Basque, alternative form of enara

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Welsh, inflection of mynd:

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 24 years between 2002–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 73 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Elai?

We estimate roughly 534 people bear Elai (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Elai have the most bearers?

We estimate about 186 people bear Elai in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled elai.

Where is Elai most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Elai is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 237 thousand people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

Is Elai a male or female name?

Elai is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.