girl's name
Ellenore
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 289
Ellenore is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Ellenore 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 | 24 |
| 1920s | 52 |
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 72 |
How popular is Ellenore?
In 2025, Ellenore was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Ellenore
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ellenore also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellenore over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ellenore
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellenore — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ellenore
How popular is the name Ellenore?
In 2025, Ellenore was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ellenore a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellenore is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ellenore most popular?
Ellenore peaked in 2016, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ellenore a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ellenore currently ranks #7,121 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.