Girls' name · since 1915
Elleanor
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 719 babies named Elleanor, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elleanor currently ranks #3259 among girls' names in America, with 719 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Elleanor recorded 719 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #3259 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #9,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,259 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 719 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleanor ranks #9,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,259 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 719 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elleanor's 719 recorded births place it above 87.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elleanor compares
719 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Elleanor's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elleanor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 719 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elleanor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elleanor splits its recorded history at 2009: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elleanor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Elleanor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (293 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Elleanor's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Elleanor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 293 births (41% of all-time use).
How Elleanor 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 Elleanor's total volume
Elleanor by state
Where Elleanor concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
16 of 719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Elleanor's data
- Elleanor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (288) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elleanors (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elleanor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Elleanor 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.