Render ejs using a template's innerHTML

index.html

<template id="names">
  <% for (let name of names) { %>
    <div><%= name%></div>
  <% } %>
</template>
<div id="target"></div>

index.js

const templateHTML = document.getElementById("names")
            .innerHTML
            .replace(/\&lt;/g, "<")
            .replace(/\&gt;/g, ">");

document.getElementById("target").innerHTML = ejs.render(templateHTML, {names: ["corey", "noah", "alex", "dan"]});