Recorded 1917–2022 Boys' name Peak 1984 461 births

Eleno — boys' name

461 babies named Eleno in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s671930s271940s591950s381960s341970s461980s451990s662000s502010s72020s5
1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Eleno was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

12 babies were named Eleno in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleno

The Social Security Administration has registered 461 babies named Eleno between 1917 and 2022, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eleno currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleno performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Eleno shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Eleno in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleno 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 461 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.

Eleno at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

461

Since 1917

106 years of records

Peak year

1984

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1917

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2022

Eleno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1917

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1984)
12
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Eleno by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
67 births that decade — 15% of Eleno's all-time total
1910s171920s671930s271940s591950s381960s341970s461980s451990s662000s502010s72020s5

Eleno by state

Where Eleno concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Eleno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
149 32.3%
#2 California
22 4.8%
Texas share of Eleno's total US births 32.3%
Even split

149 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleno?
461 babies have been named Eleno since 1917. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1984 with 12 births.
When was Eleno most popular?
Eleno was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Eleno most popular?
The top states for the name Eleno are Texas (149 births), California (22 births).
How long has the name Eleno been used?
Eleno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 106 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Eleno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleazar, Elex, Eleuterio, Eleanor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2022 (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.