Elikai
A masculine name derived from Hebrew, meaning "God has risen up".
Name Census estimates that about 193 living Americans carry the first name Elikai. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Elikai today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elikai births was 2021 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elikai. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Elikai with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
193
~ 1 in 1,775,929 Americans
Peak year
2021
41 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,166
Tracked since 2014
Popularity
Elikai: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elikai from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 153 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elikai by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elikai during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elikais live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Washington recorded the most babies named Elikai, while Washington, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elikai
The given name Elikai traces its origins to ancient Sanskrit, a classical language of the Indian subcontinent that flourished between the 8th century BCE and the 8th century CE. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "eli," meaning "wind" or "breeze," and the suffix "kai," which denotes a person or being. Therefore, the name Elikai can be interpreted as "one who is like the wind" or "one who is as swift as the wind."
This name has deep roots in Hindu mythology and ancient Indian texts. One of the earliest known references to Elikai can be found in the Rigveda, a sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns composed between 1500 and 1000 BCE. In these texts, Elikai is mentioned as a minor deity associated with the wind and air currents.
The name Elikai has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded examples is Elikai Kalidas, a renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist who lived in the 4th-5th century CE. His works, such as the play Abhijnanashakuntalam and the epic poem Raghuvamsha, are considered masterpieces of Sanskrit literature.
Another prominent figure with this name was Elikai Somanath, a Hindu philosopher and logician who lived in the 10th century CE. He was known for his contributions to the Navya-Nyaya school of logic and his commentaries on the works of earlier philosophers.
In the 12th century CE, Elikai Vijayanagar was a renowned architect and sculptor who played a crucial role in the construction of several temples and monuments in the Vijayanagar Empire, which ruled over a significant portion of southern India.
During the Mughal era, Elikai Khan was a distinguished military commander who served under the emperors Akbar and Jahangir in the 16th-17th century. He was known for his valor and strategic prowess in numerous battles against rival kingdoms.
More recently, Elikai Ramanujan was a celebrated Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of number theory and infinite series in the early 20th century. He was born in 1887 and passed away in 1920, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in the world of mathematics.
People
Elikai + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elikai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Elikai: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elikai?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 193 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elikai going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,775,929 US residents.
Is Elikai a common name?
We classify Elikai as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 194 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elikai most popular?
The single biggest year for Elikai was 2021, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elikai is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elikai in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elikai a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elikai in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elikai still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elikai in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elikai can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Elikai?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Elikai at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.