Ellanor
Ellanor was the 3596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 2926th; the most babies were born in 2021 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 341 places. More babies were named Ellanor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,596 girls, up 353 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202150 babies
- Total since 1880
- 756babies recorded
Ellanor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,596 | 42 |
| 2020 | #3,949 | 36 |
| 2010 | #5,473 | 25 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,531 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,406 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ellanor, counting every spelling?
Ellanor is a spelling of Elanor, a name family that ranked #1,150 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,596 for Ellanor 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 Ellanor?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ellanor (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ellanor 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ellanor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ellanor?
About 700 people born in the US named Ellanor are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Ellanor 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.
Ellanor by state
How common Ellanor 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
These names rose and fell in step with Ellanor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ellanor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ellanor
How popular is the name Ellanor?
Ellanor was the 3596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 2926th; the most babies were born in 2021 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 341 places. More babies were named Ellanor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ellanor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ellanor in the US.
Where is Ellanor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ellanor was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.