Is Eleonor a boy or girl name?

Eleonor is a girl’s name. Of the 790 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Eleonor

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Eleonor was most popular in 2025, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,676 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 790 people named Eleonor.

Eleonor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eleonor’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eleonor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eleonor is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 790 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 Eleonor

Where Eleonor 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