Elinora — #12171 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Elinora

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Elinora between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elinora currently holds the #12171 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elinora performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Elinora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elinora 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 323 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.