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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#263 · 1 in 1,106
- Massachusetts#312 · 1 in 2,281
- Virginia#324 · 1 in 2,141
- Connecticut#349 · 1 in 2,365
- South Carolina#367 · 1 in 2,132
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Massachusetts | #312 | 13 | 1 in 2,281 |
| Virginia | #324 | 13 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Connecticut | #349 | 6 | 1 in 2,365 |
| South Carolina | #367 | 8 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Pennsylvania | #420 | 19 | 1 in 3,474 |
| Alabama | #423 | 8 | 1 in 2,719 |
| North Carolina | #426 | 10 | 1 in 3,237 |
| Kentucky | #459 | 6 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Colorado | #492 | 5 | 1 in 3,459 |
| Georgia | #507 | 9 | 1 in 3,583 |
| Ohio | #517 | 14 | 1 in 4,925 |
| Arizona | #522 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Tennessee | #547 | 6 | 1 in 4,644 |
| New York | #568 | 24 | 1 in 4,097 |
| Missouri | #570 | 6 | 1 in 5,109 |
| Washington | #586 | 5 | 1 in 4,589 |
| California | #624 | 33 | 1 in 4,646 |
| Florida | #759 | 7 | 1 in 6,289 |
| Illinois | #767 | 10 | 1 in 7,090 |
| Michigan | #853 | 6 | 1 in 9,592 |
| Texas | #1,106 | 9 | 1 in 11,488 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #12 (7,649 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1897–1942
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 140
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1978
girls
#624
269 births · 1 in 5,695 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,695 of them was named Eleanor, which outranked 94.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).