Recorded 1911–1945 Girls' name Peak 1917 154 births

Eleaner — girls' name

154 babies named Eleaner in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s801930s181940s10
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Eleaner was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

14 babies were named Eleaner in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleaner

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Eleaner between 1911 and 1945, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleaner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleaner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eleaner shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleaner in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 154 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eleaner at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

154

Since 1911

35 years of records

Peak year

1917

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1911

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1945

Eleaner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1911

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1917)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 19451934192719241921191819121911 5

Eleaner by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
80 births that decade — 52% of Eleaner's all-time total
1910s461920s801930s181940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleaner?
154 babies have been named Eleaner since 1911. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1917 with 14 births.
When was Eleaner most popular?
Eleaner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Eleaner been used?
Eleaner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 35 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Eleaner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.