Girls' name · since 1915
Ellenore
289 babies named Ellenore in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,868 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
289 babies have been named Ellenore since 1915, making it today's #6868 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellenore has been recorded 289 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #6868 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #16,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,868 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellenore ranks #16,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,868 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 289 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,868 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellenore's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Ellenore compares
289 44th percentile among 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
Ellenore's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellenore | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellenore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellenore splits its recorded history at 2011: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellenore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ellenore by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (122 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ellenore's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ellenore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 122 births (42% of all-time use).
Ellenore by state
Where Ellenore concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 289 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ellenore's data
- Ellenore's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Ellenores (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Ellenore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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 Ellenore 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.