Elinor
Elinor was the 1502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 252nd; the most babies were born in 1920 (656). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Elinor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,502 girls, down 15 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 142girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920656 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,640babies recorded
Elinor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,502 | 142 |
| 2020 | #1,487 | 144 |
| 2010 | #1,914 | 105 |
| 2000 | #2,914 | 49 |
| 1990 | #4,416 | 22 |
| 1980 | #3,750 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,725 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,340 | 68 |
| 1950 | #973 | 87 |
| 1940 | #407 | 285 |
| 1930 | #296 | 509 |
| 1920 | #257 | 656 |
| 1910 | #344 | 133 |
| 1900 | #470 | 52 |
| 1890 | #552 | 23 |
| 1880 | #596 | 9 |
How popular is Elinor, counting every spelling?
Elinor is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,101 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,502 for Elinor on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elinor | 142 | #1,502 | 800 |
| Ellinor | 28 | #4,800 | 162 |
| Elenore | 16 | #6,918 | 101 |
| Ellinore | 6 | #13,704 | 42 |
| Elynor | 11 | #9,032 | 32 |
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 Elinor?
142 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elinor (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elinor 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 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elinor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elinor?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Elinor are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 11 and 78. That makes Elinor 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.
Elinor by state
How common Elinor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (1.9×), Washington (1.5×). 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 Elinor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elinor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elinor
How popular is the name Elinor?
Elinor was the 1502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 252nd; the most babies were born in 1920 (656). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Elinor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elinor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elinor in the US.
Where is Elinor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elinor was most common in Massachusetts (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Washington.