Eleanor
#12 for girls in 2025, 7,649 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 7,649 births
- Debut · girls
- 129 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 336,678since 1880
Eleanor over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #12 | 7,649 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #14 | 7,147 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2023 | #14 | 6,765 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #16 | 6,927 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #15 | 7,099 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #22 | 6,379 | — | |
| 2019 | #27 | 6,198 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #32 | 5,728 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #36 | 5,549 | — | |
| 2016 | #41 | 5,140 | — | |
| 2015 | #60 | 4,442 | — | |
| 2014 | #78 | 3,740 | — | |
| 2013 | #106 | 3,013 | — | |
| 2012 | #134 | 2,383 | — | |
| 2011 | #150 | 2,085 | — | |
| 2010 | #166 | 1,851 | — | |
| 2009 | #218 | 1,486 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #255 | 1,343 | — | |
| 2007 | #266 | 1,272 | — | |
| 2006 | #269 | 1,221 | — | |
| 2005 | #264 | 1,237 | — | |
| 2004 | #301 | 1,063 | — | |
| 2003 | #308 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2002 | #319 | 961 | — | |
| 2001 | #359 | 826 | — | |
| 2000 | #375 | 771 | — | |
| 1999 | #404 | 688 | — | |
| 1998 | #386 | 720 | — | |
| 1997 | #465 | 537 | — | |
| 1996 | #490 | 487 | — | |
| 1995 | #543 | 437 | — | |
| 1994 | #585 | 390 | — | |
| 1993 | #537 | 445 | — | |
| 1992 | #585 | 395 | — | |
| 1991 | #583 | 394 | — | |
| 1990 | #599 | 378 | — | |
| 1989 | #600 | 357 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #642 | 309 | — | |
| 1987 | #648 | 290 | — | |
| 1986 | #692 | 263 | — | |
| 1985 | #670 | 270 | — | |
| 1984 | #687 | 244 | — | |
| 1983 | #656 | 263 | — | |
| 1982 | #669 | 265 | — | |
| 1981 | #655 | 270 | — | |
| 1980 | #676 | 258 | — | |
| 1979 | #630 | 276 | — | |
| 1978 | #624 | 269 | — | |
| 1977 | #688 | 228 | — | |
| 1976 | #609 | 257 | — | |
| 1975 | #650 | 234 | — | |
| 1974 | #665 | 228 | — | |
| 1973 | #591 | 266 | — | |
| 1972 | #552 | 301 | — | |
| 1971 | #554 | 325 | — | |
| 1970 | #522 | 366 | — | |
| 1969 | #518 | 359 | — | |
| 1968 | #475 | 408 | — | |
| 1967 | #451 | 443 | — | |
| 1966 | #431 | 473 | — | |
| 1965 | #372 | 603 | — | |
| 1964 | #377 | 648 | — | |
| 1963 | #376 | 667 | — | |
| 1962 | #341 | 763 | — | |
| 1961 | #348 | 749 | — | |
| 1960 | #328 | 825 | — | |
| 1959 | #315 | 865 | — | |
| 1958 | #305 | 864 | — | |
| 1957 | #292 | 962 | — | |
| 1956 | #263 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1955 | #257 | 1,043 | — | |
| 1954 | #242 | 1,117 | — | |
| 1953 | #227 | 1,254 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #218 | 1,249 | — | |
| 1951 | #210 | 1,296 | — | |
| 1950 | #199 | 1,371 | — | |
| 1949 | #183 | 1,517 | — | |
| 1948 | #169 | 1,664 | — | |
| 1947 | #158 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1946 | #139 | 1,933 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #130 | 1,876 | — | |
| 1944 | #122 | 2,190 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #107 | 2,729 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #87 | 3,165 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #78 | 3,250 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #68 | 3,584 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | #63 | 3,810 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #60 | 4,049 | #1,476 | 21 |
| 1937 | #53 | 4,275 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #47 | 4,341 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #48 | 4,166 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1934 | #44 | 4,718 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #38 | 5,106 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #45 | 4,836 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #40 | 5,255 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #39 | 5,823 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #38 | 5,865 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | #36 | 6,535 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1927 | #33 | 6,963 | #1,322 | 31 |
| 1926 | #32 | 7,305 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #31 | 7,724 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #29 | 8,193 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | #28 | 7,772 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #28 | 7,852 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #29 | 8,054 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #25 | 8,497 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #30 | 7,611 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #26 | 8,176 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #26 | 7,669 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #27 | 7,406 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #28 | 7,036 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #28 | 5,374 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #34 | 3,938 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #39 | 3,120 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #49 | 2,035 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #55 | 1,798 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #57 | 1,460 | — | |
| 1908 | #65 | 1,302 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #67 | 1,155 | — | |
| 1906 | #67 | 1,088 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #73 | 1,041 | — | |
| 1904 | #80 | 868 | — | |
| 1903 | #79 | 840 | — | |
| 1902 | #79 | 837 | — | |
| 1901 | #84 | 686 | — | |
| 1900 | #88 | 753 | — | |
| 1899 | #94 | 575 | — | |
| 1898 | #95 | 620 | — | |
| 1897 | #95 | 559 | — | |
| 1896 | #102 | 493 | — | |
| 1895 | #98 | 544 | — | |
| 1894 | #108 | 450 | — | |
| 1893 | #110 | 397 | — | |
| 1892 | #116 | 389 | — | |
| 1891 | #103 | 376 | — | |
| 1890 | #117 | 351 | — | |
| 1889 | #123 | 312 | — | |
| 1888 | #128 | 288 | — | |
| 1887 | #122 | 247 | — | |
| 1886 | #114 | 271 | — | |
| 1885 | #119 | 222 | — | |
| 1884 | #124 | 198 | — | |
| 1883 | #114 | 185 | — | |
| 1882 | #117 | 174 | — | |
| 1881 | #142 | 110 | — | |
| 1880 | #126 | 129 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Eleanor was already there! It came in at #126, and was given to 129 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 130 girls a year got the name.
Where Eleanor is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#8 · 1 in 44
- Massachusetts#8 · 1 in 57
- Connecticut#11 · 1 in 65
- New Jersey#12 · 1 in 61
- Maine#12 · 1 in 63
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #8 | 45 | 1 in 44 |
| Massachusetts | #8 | 633 | 1 in 57 |
| Connecticut | #11 | 213 | 1 in 65 |
| Maine | #12 | 107 | 1 in 63 |
| New Jersey | #12 | 516 | 1 in 61 |
| New Hampshire | #14 | 59 | 1 in 61 |
| Pennsylvania | #15 | 1,181 | 1 in 83 |
| Michigan | #16 | 449 | 1 in 84 |
| New York | #16 | 1,251 | 1 in 79 |
| Nevada | #17 | 6 | 1 in 48 |
| California | #19 | 273 | 1 in 103 |
| District of Columbia | #19 | 39 | 1 in 85 |
| Vermont | #19 | 34 | 1 in 76 |
| Illinois | #20 | 613 | 1 in 97 |
| Ohio | #20 | 520 | 1 in 106 |
| Hawaii | #21 | 28 | 1 in 106 |
| Rhode Island | #22 | 64 | 1 in 88 |
| Minnesota | #23 | 229 | 1 in 100 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 235 | 1 in 104 |
| Oregon | #24 | 57 | 1 in 105 |
| Maryland | #28 | 111 | 1 in 134 |
| Washington | #28 | 82 | 1 in 128 |
| Nebraska | #29 | 91 | 1 in 139 |
| North Dakota | #30 | 64 | 1 in 118 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 14 | 1 in 114 |
| Colorado | #36 | 65 | 1 in 137 |
| Indiana | #36 | 163 | 1 in 162 |
| Iowa | #39 | 133 | 1 in 167 |
| Kansas | #45 | 85 | 1 in 195 |
| Montana | #47 | 31 | 1 in 163 |
| Missouri | #50 | 139 | 1 in 221 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 40 | 1 in 170 |
| Arizona | #53 | 19 | 1 in 197 |
| West Virginia | #57 | 84 | 1 in 220 |
| Idaho | #64 | 18 | 1 in 242 |
| New Mexico | #64 | 18 | 1 in 211 |
| Virginia | #68 | 111 | 1 in 259 |
| Utah | #83 | 18 | 1 in 283 |
| Florida | #90 | 30 | 1 in 351 |
| Georgia | #101 | 87 | 1 in 430 |
| South Carolina | #108 | 57 | 1 in 434 |
| North Carolina | #114 | 77 | 1 in 485 |
| Tennessee | #114 | 60 | 1 in 465 |
| Alabama | #118 | 64 | 1 in 480 |
| Kentucky | #119 | 56 | 1 in 516 |
| Louisiana | #127 | 45 | 1 in 504 |
| Oklahoma | #141 | 40 | 1 in 637 |
| Texas | #153 | 88 | 1 in 648 |
| Mississippi | #168 | 28 | 1 in 765 |
| Arkansas | #178 | 26 | 1 in 799 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Eleanor
- 2 spots since 2024 (#14 → #12)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#22 → #12)
- 48 spots since 2015 (#60 → #12)
- Biggest jump: 79 spots in 1998 (#465 → #386)
- Biggest drop: 79 spots in 1977 (#609 → #688)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #12 (7,649 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1897–1942
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1915 were named Eleanor (0.72%)
- Latest: 1 in 210 girls born in 2025 (0.48%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 2025, was only 1 in 210 (0.48%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.2% of all girls named Eleanor (74,760) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #25 (1920) → #692 (1986) → #12 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,136 | #114 (1886) | #123 |
| 1890s | 4,754 | #94 (1899) | #104 |
| 1900s | 10,030 | #57 (1909) | #74 |
| 1910s | 54,163 | #26 (1918) | #34 |
| 1920s | 74,760 | #25 (1920) | #31 |
| 1930s | 46,379 | #38 (1933) | #48 |
| 1940s | 23,761 | #68 (1940) | #124 |
| 1950s | 11,065 | #199 (1950) | #253 |
| 1960s | 5,938 | #328 (1960) | #402 |
| 1970s | 2,750 | #522 (1970) | #609 |
| 1980s | 2,789 | #600 (1989) | #660 |
| 1990s | 4,871 | #386 (1998) | #518 |
| 2000s | 11,187 | #218 (2009) | #293 |
| 2010s | 40,129 | #27 (2019) | #83 |
| 2020s | 41,966 | #12 (2025) | #16 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Eleanor in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 141 of them was named Eleanor, which outranked 99.6% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 106,436 of them was named Eleanor, which outranked 44.6% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,602Wray11
- #2,602Yoshito11
- #2,602Zigmond11
- #2,765Eleanor10
- #2,765Abundio10
- #2,765Alban10
- #2,765Almus10
- #2,967Achille9
- #2,967Aggie9
- #2,967Alben9
Tied with 201 names at #2,765; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.