Girls' name · since 1882
Eleonora
Eleonora has 1,651 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,651
- born since 1882
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eleonora currently ranks #2003 among girls' names in America, with 1,651 babies recorded since 1882.
Eleonora has 1,651 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2003 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #5,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,003 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,651 born since 1882
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleonora ranks #5,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,003 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,651 born since 1882, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,651
- born since 1882
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eleonora's 1,651 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eleonora compares
1,651 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Eleonora's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleonora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleonora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleonora splits its recorded history at 1961: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eleonora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #2003 among girls.
1,651 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 95 births in a single year.
Eleonora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (363 births, 22% of the file).
2020s was Eleonora's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Eleonora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 43
1880s
43 births
- 1890s 102
1890s
102 births
- 1900s 78
1900s
78 births
- 1910s
1910s
189 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s
2020s
363 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 363 births (22% of all-time use).
Eleonora decade highlights
- Peak decade 363 births
- Runner-up 296 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Eleonora 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 Eleonora's total volume
Eleonora by state
Where Eleonora concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.6% |
61 of 1,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.7% of nationwide
- California 3.5% of nationwide
- Florida 1.3% of nationwide
- Texas 1.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Eleonora appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eleonora's data
- New York records the most Eleonoras (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eleonora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Eleonora 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.
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