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Origin & history of Elai1
Modern American roots
Elai comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "God is my light." | Formal: "Devoted to God's illumination.".
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How popular is Elai?
2024
peak year
The name Elai reached its peak in 2024, with 19 registrations (ranked #5094). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 2002, roughly 22 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6396) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Elai has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 243 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,094)
(ranked #5,094)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
243
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elai9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
E5
L3
A1
I9
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Elai🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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