Elleanor
Elleanor was the 3265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2859th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,362 places. More babies were named Elleanor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Eleanor) Origin uncertain · Occitan (Old Provençal)
- Rank in 2025
- #3,265 girls, down 406 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202057 babies
- Total since 1880
- 719babies recorded
What does the name Elleanor mean?
Elleanor is a spelling of Eleanor, pronounced the same way, so it shares Eleanor's meaning and origin.
Eleanor first appears with Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), whose name in Occitan was Aliénor. A common explanation reads it as Latin alia, 'other', plus Aenor, her mother's name, so 'the other Aenor'. DMNES notes possible earlier examples, which would make that story incomplete, and calls the origin uncertain. The name was carried by many queens, including two 13th-century queens consort of England.
Aliénor (Old Occitan, “name of Eleanor of Aquitaine”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The 'other Aenor' story is traditional, and DMNES says it 'cannot be the complete story'.
Other explanations you may read: A form of Helen.
See also: French names.
Elleanor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,265 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,859 | 57 |
| 2010 | #8,013 | 15 |
| 2000 | #15,784 | 5 |
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How popular is Elleanor, counting every spelling?
Elleanor is a spelling of Eleanor, a name family that ranked #17 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,265 for Elleanor on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,853 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | 7,649 | #12 | 35,587 |
| Eleanore | 156 | #1,398 | 631 |
| Elleanor | 48 | #3,265 | 231 |
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 Elleanor?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elleanor (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elleanor 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elleanor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elleanor?
About 700 people born in the US named Elleanor are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Elleanor 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.
Elleanor by state
How common Elleanor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Elleanor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elleanor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elleanor
What does Elleanor mean?
The origin of Eleanor is uncertain: the 'other Aenor' story is traditional, and DMNES says it 'cannot be the complete story'.
How popular is the name Elleanor?
Elleanor was the 3265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2859th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,362 places. More babies were named Elleanor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elleanor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elleanor in the US.
Where is Elleanor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elleanor was most common in Tennessee (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.