Elenor
Elenor was the 3660th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 652nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,502 places. More babies were named Elenor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,660 girls, up 1,703 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,268babies recorded
Elenor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,660 | 41 |
| 2020 | #5,363 | 23 |
| 2010 | #13,896 | 7 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,543 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,275 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,130 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,216 | 38 |
| 1920 | #960 | 58 |
| 1910 | #922 | 22 |
| 1900 | #1,477 | 8 |
| 1890 | #1,250 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elenor, counting every spelling?
Elenor is the most common spelling of a name family that had 86 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 86 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elenor | 41 | #3,660 | 155 |
| Ellenor | 29 | #4,688 | 104 |
| Ellenore | 16 | #6,922 | 62 |
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 Elenor?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elenor (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elenor 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elenor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elenor?
About 800 people born in the US named Elenor are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 7 and 74. That makes Elenor mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Elenor by state
How common Elenor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Elenor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elenor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elenor
How popular is the name Elenor?
Elenor was the 3660th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 652nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,502 places. More babies were named Elenor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elenor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elenor in the US.
Where is Elenor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elenor was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).