Girls' name · since 1913

Elanor

1,930 babies named Elanor in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,810 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,633 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,930
born since 1913
2020s
peak decade

1,930 babies have been named Elanor since 1913, making it today's #1633 girls' name.

Elanor has 1,930 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1633 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #4,810 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,633 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,930 born since 1913
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elanor ranks #4,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,633 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,930 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,810 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,633 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,930
born since 1913
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.5%
Elanor vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Elanor's 1,930 recorded births place it above 93.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

23 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Elanor compares

1,930 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Elanor's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elanor Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,930 376 567,345
Peak-year births 129 21 19,840

Elanor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elanor splits its recorded history at 1974: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 129 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elanor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
129
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
050100150 191319241935194619771997200820192025 127

Elanor by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (645 births, 33% of the file).

2020s was Elanor's strongest decade.

645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Elanor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 645 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elanor compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elanor's total volume

Elanor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -139, 2.5%-41, 4.7%-51, 9.6%-119, 3.2%-88, 10.4%-53, 4.7%-36, 7.6%-52, 5.8%-55, 5.7%-37, 6.1%-106, 2.6%-41, 4.4%-78, 2.8%-46, 15.1%-69, 5.6%Elanor-113, 6.7%Elanor
Elanor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Elanor by state

Where Elanor concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Elanor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
62 3.2%
#2 California
57 3.0%
#3 Indiana
30 1.6%
#4 Michigan
22 1.1%
#5 Virginia
21 1.1%
#6 Washington
21 1.1%
#7 Ohio
16 0.8%
#8 Utah
16 0.8%
Texas share of Elanor's total US births 3.2%
Even split

62 of 1,930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Elanor appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elanor? ▼
1,930 babies have been named Elanor since 1913. All-time, it sits at #4,810 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,633 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 129 births.
Where does Elanor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elanor ranks #4,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,633 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elanor most popular? ▼
Elanor was most popular in the 2020s decade with 645 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Elanor most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Elanor are Texas (62 births), California (57 births), Indiana (30 births).
How long has the name Elanor been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elanor since 1913 -- 113 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Elanor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elaine, Elaina, Elana, Elayna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elanor's data

  • Texas records the most Elanors (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elanor

Nearby Names Like Elanor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elanor

Elaine Girl
#304 262,890 births
Elaina Girl
#267 32,220 births
Elana Girl
#1984 8,909 births
Elayna Girl
#1306 5,251 births
Elayne Girl
#3720 4,114 births

Compare Elanor side by side: Elanor vs Elaine Elanor vs Elaina Elanor vs Elana

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Elanor

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Irina #1635
2,425 births · Peak 2024
Mazikeen #1630
1,545 births · Peak 2021
Mika #1636
6,752 births · Peak 2017
Sianni #1629
574 births · Peak 2025
Yael #1637
4,501 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elanor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elanor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.