Girls' name · since 1887
Elinore
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 2,370 babies named Elinore, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,370
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elinore is the #7147 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,370 recorded since 1887.
Elinore has 2,370 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7147 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 1887 to 2025.
- #4,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,370 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elinore ranks #4,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,370 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,370
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elinore's 2,370 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Elinore compares
2,370 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
Elinore's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elinore | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,370 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elinore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elinore's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elinore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Elinore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (741 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Elinore's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Elinore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 82
1900s
82 births
- 1910s
1910s
595 births
- 1920s
1920s
741 births
- 1930s
1930s
343 births
- 1940s 181
1940s
181 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 741 births (31% of all-time use).
How Elinore 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 Elinore's total volume
Elinore by state
Where Elinore concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 332 | 14.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 198 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 71 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 62 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 58 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 51 | 2.2% |
332 of 2,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Elinore appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elinore's data
- Elinore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (741 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elinores (332 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 Elinore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Elinore 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.