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Elleanor

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Elleanor was most popular in 2020, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,023 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,745, with 48 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 719 people named Elleanor.

Most popular in2020
Rank that year#5,023
Births that year57
Total since 1880719
Given to100% girls

Elleanor over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Elleanor’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elleanor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elleanor is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 719 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.

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