Elnora
Elnora was the 6617th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 221st; the most babies were born in 1924 (639). Over the last ten years it has moved down 319 places. More babies were named Elnora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,617 girls, up 1,055 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924639 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,390babies recorded
Elnora popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 27 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,617 | 17 |
| 2020 | #7,672 | 14 |
| 2010 | #10,651 | 10 |
| 2000 | #12,182 | 7 |
| 1990 | #7,468 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,538 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,026 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,081 | 99 |
| 1950 | #630 | 182 |
| 1940 | #415 | 275 |
| 1930 | #334 | 376 |
| 1920 | #265 | 607 |
| 1910 | #248 | 241 |
| 1900 | #236 | 182 |
| 1890 | #286 | 76 |
| 1880 | #238 | 42 |
How popular is Elnora, counting every spelling?
Elnora has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elnora?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elnora (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elnora 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elnora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elnora?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Elnora are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 62 and 84. That makes Elnora a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Elnora by state
How common Elnora 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 Elnora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elnora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elnora
How popular is the name Elnora?
Elnora was the 6617th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 221st; the most babies were born in 1924 (639). Over the last ten years it has moved down 319 places. More babies were named Elnora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elnora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elnora in the US.
Where is Elnora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elnora was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls).