Girls' name · since 1912
Elynor
502 babies named Elynor in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,897 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
502 babies have been named Elynor since 1912, making it today's #8897 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elynor has been recorded 502 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #8897 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #11,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,897 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 502 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elynor ranks #11,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,897 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 502 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,897 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elynor's 502 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Elynor compares
502 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Elynor's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elynor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 502 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elynor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elynor's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elynor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Elynor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (151 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Elynor's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Elynor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
145 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 151 births (30% of all-time use).
How Elynor 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 Elynor's total volume
Elynor by state
Where Elynor concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 14 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
14 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elynor's data
- Elynor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Elynors (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Elynor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Elynor 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.