girl's name

Elenora

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,717

Elenora is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Elenora is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1917, when 119 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.

Elenora over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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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Births named Elenora by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 116
1890s 248
1900s 333
1910s 714
1920s 826
1930s 416
1940s 238
1950s 155
1960s 78
1970s 31
1980s 17
1990s 7
2000s 29
2010s 221
2020s (to 2025) 232

How popular is Elenora?

In 2025, Elenora was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Elenora is used

Canada #2,945 7 in 2024
United States #3,374 46 in 2025
England & Wales #3,599 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Elenora

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elenora also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elenora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elenora

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elenora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elenora

How popular is the name Elenora?

In 2025, Elenora was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Elenora a girl's or a boy's name?

Elenora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Elenora most popular?

Elenora peaked in 1917, when 119 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Elenora a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elenora currently ranks #2,945 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.