girl's name
Elleanor
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 930
Elleanor is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 57 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Elleanor 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 | 5 |
| 1920s | 23 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 293 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 288 |
How popular is Elleanor?
In 2025, Elleanor was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elleanor 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.
Names that peaked alongside Elleanor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elleanor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elleanor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elleanor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elleanor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elleanor
How popular is the name Elleanor?
In 2025, Elleanor was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elleanor a girl's or a boy's name?
Elleanor is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elleanor most popular?
Elleanor peaked in 2020, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elleanor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elleanor currently ranks #3,283 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.