Elynor — #15359 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Elynor

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Elynor between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elynor currently holds the #15359 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elynor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Elynor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Elynor in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elynor 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 491 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.