Meaning of the nameElienai

Elienai is a biblical Hebrew name, a contracted form of Elioenai, which means 'my eyes turn to God'.

Meaning

“'my eyes turn to God', from the biblical Hebrew name Elienai”

Source: Bible Hub: Strong's H462, Elienai · Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H462 · Behind the Name: Elioenai

People (2022): 3,558
Rank in Brazil: #3,471
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 4,057; people

Elienai in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elienai, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (942 people).

2,219 women 1,339 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Elienai is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elienai in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pará 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.003%
Bahia 0.003%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
Santa Catarina 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	675	0.002%
Bahia	392	0.003%
Minas Gerais	329	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	292	0.002%
Pernambuco	288	0.003%
Pará	280	0.003%
Santa Catarina	132	0.002%
Paraná	125	0.001%
Goiás	118	0.002%
Ceará	99	0.001%
Maranhão	92	0.001%
Amazonas	84	0.002%
Espírito Santo	82	0.002%
Sergipe	71	0.003%
Alagoas	60	0.002%
Mato Grosso	58	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	51	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	50	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	46	0.002%
Amapá	46	0.006%
Paraíba	43	0.001%
Distrito Federal	38	0.001%
Rondônia	32	0.002%
Piauí	28	0.001%
Tocantins	22	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elienai

Elienai is a Hebrew name that appears in 1 Chronicles 8:20. Strong's, on Bible Hub and Blue Letter Bible, gives it as a probable contraction of Elioenai, and Behind the Name translates Elioenai as 'my eyes turn to Yahweh', with the Hebrew elements el, yo and ayin ('eye'). This is the meaning of the Hebrew name, used here for the Brazilian spelling, which matches the biblical form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,558 people named Elienai, with a median age of 38, with the most records among those born in the 1980s.

Sources

Bible Hub: Strong's H462, Elienai · biblehub.com · meaning
Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H462 · blueletterbible.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Elioenai · behindthename.com · meaning
Bíblia Online: 1 Crônicas 8 · bibliaonline.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Elienai

What does the name Elienai mean?

Elienai means “'my eyes turn to God', from the biblical Hebrew name Elienai”, according to Bible Hub and Blue Letter Bible.

How many people are named Elienai in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,558 people with the first name Elienai, which ranks it number 3,471 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Elienai a boy's or a girl's name?

Elienai is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,219 women and 1,339 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elienai?

Elienai is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elienai most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Elienai (280 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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