Is Elenora a boy or girl name?

Elenora is a girl’s name. Of the 3,661 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Elenora

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Elenora was most popular in 1917, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,149 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,661 people named Elenora.

Elenora over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elenora’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elenora a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elenora is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,661 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elenora

Where Elenora is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org