Elanor
Elanor was the 1635th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1618th with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,225 places. More babies were named Elanor in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,635 girls, up 472 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 127girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,930babies recorded
Elanor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,635 | 127 |
| 2020 | #2,107 | 87 |
| 2010 | #4,426 | 33 |
| 2000 | #8,184 | 12 |
| 1990 | #7,460 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,962 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,612 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,126 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,968 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elanor, counting every spelling?
Elanor is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,150 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,635 for Elanor on its own. Together these spellings went to 189 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elanor | 127 | #1,635 | 558 |
| Ellanor | 42 | #3,596 | 205 |
| Ellanore | 14 | #7,596 | 80 |
| Elanore | 6 | #13,682 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elanor?
127 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elanor (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elanor born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elanor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elanor?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Elanor are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 19. That makes Elanor a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elanor by state
How common Elanor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (2.5×), Virginia (1.8×), Michigan (1.8×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elanor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elanor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elanor
How popular is the name Elanor?
Elanor was the 1635th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1618th with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,225 places. More babies were named Elanor in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Elanor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elanor in the US.
Where is Elanor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elanor was most common in Indiana (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Virginia.