Girls' name · since 1882
Eleonore
1,088 babies named Eleonore in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,893 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,088
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,088 babies have been named Eleonore since 1882, making it today's #7893 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eleonore recorded 1,088 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #7893 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #7,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,893 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,088 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleonore ranks #7,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,893 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,088 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,893 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,088
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleonore's 1,088 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eleonore compares
1,088 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Eleonore's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleonore | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,088 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleonore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleonore's full recorded timeline at 1935, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleonore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Eleonore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (268 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Eleonore's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Eleonore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
170 births
- 1920s
1920s
268 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 268 births (25% of all-time use).
How Eleonore 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 Eleonore's total volume
Eleonore by state
Where Eleonore concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 55 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 52 | 4.8% |
| #4 | California | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
69 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Eleonore's data
- Eleonore's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eleonores (69 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 Eleonore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
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 Eleonore 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.