Girls' name · since 1911
Eleaner
Eleaner has 154 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleaner is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 154 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleaner has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1945.
- #22,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleaner ranks #22,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleaner's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eleaner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleaner's full recorded timeline at 1924, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleaner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1945
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Eleaner by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Eleaner's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Eleaner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Eleaner's data
- Eleaner's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eleaner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1911–1945 (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 Eleaner 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.