girl's name
Elanor
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,445
Scotland
#838
2005 births
Elanor is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 129 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,106 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Elanor over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 129 |
| 1930s | 109 |
| 1940s | 69 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 46 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 56 |
| 2000s | 273 |
| 2010s | 477 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 645 |
How popular is Elanor?
In 2025, Elanor was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elanor is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Elanor is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élanor | Élanor is a rare spelling of Elanor, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Elanor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elanor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elanor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elanor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elanor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elanor
How popular is the name Elanor?
In 2025, Elanor was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elanor a girl's or a boy's name?
Elanor is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elanor most popular?
Elanor peaked in 2023, when 129 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elanor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elanor currently ranks #1,638 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.