Is Elinore a boy or girl name?

Elinore is a girl’s name. Of the 2,370 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Elinore

Recorded 1887–2025 · United States

Elinore was most popular in 1917, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,306 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,370 people named Elinore.

Elinore over time

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

Is Elinore a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elinore is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,370 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 Elinore

Where Elinore 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