girl's name
Eleonor
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,762
Eleonor is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
Eleonor over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 85 |
| 2000s | 225 |
| 2010s | 295 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 130 |
How popular is Eleonor?
In 2025, Eleonor was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Eleonor 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 Eleonor is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Eléonor | Eléonor is a rare spelling of Eleonor, written with an acute accent and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
| Éléonor | Éléonor is a rare spelling of Eleonor, written with an acute accent and recorded about 100 times, mostly in France. | 100 |
Names that peaked alongside Eleonor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eleonor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eleonor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Eleonor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eleonor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eleonor
How popular is the name Eleonor?
In 2025, Eleonor was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Eleonor a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleonor is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Eleonor most popular?
Eleonor peaked in 2025, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Eleonor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eleonor currently ranks #2,664 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.