Baby Name Popularity Profile
Eleanor
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Eleanor.
National Rank (2025)
#12
All-Time Peak Rank
#12
Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births
336,678
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
1920s
8,497 births in 1920
π‘ The Eleanor Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Light, shining one
Language Origin
French, Greek
Origin Type
multiple
Derived from the Old French name ΓlΓ©onore, a form of Old ProvenΓ§al AliΓ©nor, often associated with the Greek name Helen meaning 'torch' or 'shining one'.
Common Nicknames
Ellie
Nora
Nell
Nellie
Alternative Spellings
Elinor
Eleonora
Eleanore
Pronunciation:
EL-Ι-nor
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Eleanor across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+19.9%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+72.2%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
8,497
births in 1920
Years in Top 100
59 yrs
Years in Top 500
119 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 2,136
1890s: 4,754
1900s: 10,030
1910s: 54,163
1920s: 74,760
1930s: 46,379
1940s: 23,761
1950s: 11,065
1960s: 5,938
1970s: 2,750
1980s: 2,789
1990s: 4,871
2000s: 11,187
2010s: 40,129
2020s: 41,966
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Ele-a-or
Letter Count
7 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Massachusetts
Top States
Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
States with Data
51
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