Girls' name · since 1883
Elenor
2,268 babies named Elenor in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,268
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elenor is the #3648 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,268 recorded since 1883.
Elenor has 2,268 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3648 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #4,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,648 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,268 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elenor ranks #4,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,648 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,268 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,268
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elenor's 2,268 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Elenor compares
2,268 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Elenor's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elenor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elenor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elenor's full recorded timeline at 1946, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elenor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Elenor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (522 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Elenor's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Elenor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 28
1880s
28 births
- 1890s 70
1890s
70 births
- 1900s 96
1900s
96 births
- 1910s
1910s
426 births
- 1920s
1920s
522 births
- 1930s
1930s
287 births
- 1940s 173
1940s
173 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 135
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 522 births (23% of all-time use).
How Elenor 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 Elenor's total volume
Elenor by state
Where Elenor concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 28 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #6 | California | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.3% |
61 of 2,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Elenor appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elenor's data
- Elenor's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (522 total births) through the 2020s (178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elenors (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elenor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Elenor 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.