Recorded 1916–1937 Girls' name Peak 1921 49 births

Eleene — girls' name

49 babies named Eleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s241930s13
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Eleene was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eleene in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleene

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Eleene between 1916 and 1937, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eleene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleene 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 49 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.

Eleene at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

49

Since 1916

22 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1916

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1937

Eleene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1916

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19371932192619241923192119191916 7

Eleene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 49% of Eleene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleene?
49 babies have been named Eleene since 1916. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Eleene most popular?
Eleene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Eleene been used?
Eleene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 22 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Eleene?
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, 1916–1937 (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.