Elenora
Elenora was the 3352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 490th; the most babies were born in 1917 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,777 places. More babies were named Elenora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,352 girls, up 596 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,661babies recorded
Elenora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,352 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,948 | 36 |
| 2010 | #9,970 | 11 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #10,540 | 7 |
| 1980 | #10,837 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,511 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,759 | 12 |
| 1950 | #1,924 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,206 | 37 |
| 1930 | #997 | 55 |
| 1920 | #687 | 112 |
| 1910 | #742 | 33 |
| 1900 | #584 | 36 |
| 1890 | #605 | 19 |
| 1880 | #642 | 8 |
How popular is Elenora, counting every spelling?
Elenora is the most common spelling of a name family that had 55 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 55 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elenora | 46 | #3,352 | 196 |
| Ellenora | 9 | #10,334 | 40 |
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 Elenora?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elenora (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elenora 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elenora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elenora?
About 900 people born in the US named Elenora are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 7 and 76. That makes Elenora mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Elenora by state
How common Elenora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
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Questions about the name Elenora
How popular is the name Elenora?
Elenora was the 3352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 490th; the most babies were born in 1917 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,777 places. More babies were named Elenora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elenora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elenora in the US.
Where is Elenora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elenora was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.