Elani: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- eh-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
This spelling has several possible associations, including Hawaiian-influenced usage and modern elaborations of names like Elaine or Alani. No single origin is securely established for the exact form. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Elani?
Babies named Elani in 2024260
2024 rank#992 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,163
Elani is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elani
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Elani questions
What does the name Elani mean?
Elani means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. This spelling has several possible associations, including Hawaiian-influenced usage and modern elaborations of names like Elaine or Alani. No single origin is securely established for the exact form.
Is Elani a boy or girl name?
Elani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elani?
260 US babies were named Elani in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Elani?
Elani is usually pronounced eh-LAH-nee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.