Elinor
#1,500 for girls in 2025, 142 births
- Peak · girls
- 1916 · 580 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,640since 1880
Elinor over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Elinor has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,500 | 142 |
| 2024 | #1,492 | 146 |
| 2023 | #1,373 | 164 |
| 2022 | #1,336 | 176 |
| 2021 | #1,312 | 172 |
| 2020 | #1,485 | 144 |
| 2019 | #1,383 | 162 |
| 2018 | #1,406 | 159 |
| 2017 | #1,392 | 165 |
| 2016 | #1,371 | 171 |
| 2015 | #1,409 | 165 |
| 2014 | #1,519 | 144 |
| 2013 | #1,725 | 120 |
| 2012 | #1,612 | 134 |
| 2011 | #1,982 | 99 |
| 2010 | #1,913 | 105 |
| 2009 | #2,102 | 96 |
| 2008 | #2,032 | 102 |
| 2007 | #2,311 | 83 |
| 2006 | #2,459 | 75 |
| 2005 | #2,607 | 65 |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 |
| 2003 | #2,522 | 64 |
| 2002 | #2,288 | 71 |
| 2001 | #2,635 | 57 |
| 2000 | #2,903 | 49 |
| 1999 | #2,258 | 66 |
| 1998 | #2,530 | 54 |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 |
| 1996 | #2,760 | 44 |
| 1995 | #2,394 | 54 |
| 1994 | #3,892 | 27 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 |
| 1992 | #3,866 | 27 |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 |
| 1984 | #3,069 | 28 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 |
| 1965 | #1,801 | 40 |
| 1964 | #1,836 | 41 |
| 1963 | #1,649 | 48 |
| 1962 | #1,627 | 48 |
| 1961 | #1,481 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,338 | 68 |
| 1959 | #1,478 | 53 |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 55 |
| 1957 | #1,316 | 65 |
| 1956 | #1,160 | 80 |
| 1955 | #1,071 | 89 |
| 1954 | #1,134 | 76 |
| 1953 | #944 | 100 |
| 1952 | #831 | 121 |
| 1951 | #856 | 110 |
| 1950 | #971 | 87 |
| 1949 | #772 | 125 |
| 1948 | #747 | 129 |
| 1947 | #747 | 131 |
| 1946 | #632 | 155 |
| 1945 | #673 | 121 |
| 1944 | #576 | 162 |
| 1943 | #524 | 204 |
| 1942 | #458 | 262 |
| 1941 | #430 | 255 |
| 1940 | #407 | 285 |
| 1939 | #413 | 267 |
| 1938 | #384 | 301 |
| 1937 | #373 | 298 |
| 1936 | #339 | 340 |
| 1935 | #336 | 354 |
| 1934 | #310 | 409 |
| 1933 | #287 | 441 |
| 1932 | #326 | 378 |
| 1931 | #288 | 465 |
| 1930 | #296 | 509 |
| 1929 | #281 | 527 |
| 1928 | #287 | 523 |
| 1927 | #269 | 604 |
| 1926 | #271 | 607 |
| 1925 | #287 | 542 |
| 1924 | #268 | 595 |
| 1923 | #273 | 556 |
| 1922 | #277 | 539 |
| 1921 | #269 | 612 |
| 1920 | #257 | 656 |
| 1919 | #263 | 589 |
| 1918 | #265 | 571 |
| 1917 | #265 | 548 |
| 1916 | #252 | 580 |
| 1915 | #259 | 508 |
| 1914 | #275 | 358 |
| 1913 | #281 | 279 |
| 1912 | #275 | 268 |
| 1911 | #295 | 176 |
| 1910 | #343 | 133 |
| 1909 | #336 | 116 |
| 1908 | #375 | 91 |
| 1907 | #354 | 100 |
| 1906 | #411 | 69 |
| 1905 | #430 | 61 |
| 1904 | #450 | 52 |
| 1903 | #504 | 40 |
| 1902 | #559 | 34 |
| 1901 | #467 | 41 |
| 1900 | #468 | 52 |
| 1899 | #593 | 27 |
| 1898 | #491 | 39 |
| 1897 | #497 | 34 |
| 1896 | #504 | 34 |
| 1895 | #622 | 24 |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 |
| 1893 | #455 | 34 |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 |
| 1890 | #548 | 23 |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 |
| 1888 | #548 | 21 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elinor was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.
Where Elinor is popular in 1929
- 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
- Massachusetts#121 · 1 in 716
- Connecticut#145 · 1 in 857
- Maine#157 · 1 in 789
- New Jersey#159 · 1 in 1,006
- New York#161 · 1 in 966
Best ever in a state: #91 in New Hampshire, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #121 | 44 | 1 in 716 |
| Connecticut | #145 | 13 | 1 in 857 |
| Maine | #157 | 8 | 1 in 789 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 29 | 1 in 1,006 |
| New York | #161 | 100 | 1 in 966 |
| Washington | #165 | 10 | 1 in 913 |
| Colorado | #178 | 10 | 1 in 830 |
| Pennsylvania | #207 | 47 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Nebraska | #220 | 7 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Ohio | #220 | 27 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Michigan | #221 | 24 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Illinois | #233 | 30 | 1 in 1,902 |
| Iowa | #235 | 10 | 1 in 1,854 |
| California | #237 | 23 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Indiana | #238 | 12 | 1 in 2,056 |
| Maryland | #242 | 6 | 1 in 2,094 |
| Wisconsin | #270 | 9 | 1 in 2,638 |
| Minnesota | #274 | 7 | 1 in 2,744 |
| West Virginia | #378 | 5 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Missouri | #381 | 7 | 1 in 3,953 |
| Tennessee | #400 | 6 | 1 in 4,288 |
| Mississippi | #408 | 6 | 1 in 3,581 |
| Kentucky | #423 | 6 | 1 in 4,410 |
| Georgia | #436 | 6 | 1 in 5,008 |
| Alabama | #452 | 6 | 1 in 5,004 |
| North Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 7,175 |
| Texas | #785 | 7 | 1 in 8,617 |
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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
Holding steady
- 8 spots since 2024 (#1,492 → #1,500)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#1,485 → #1,500)
- 91 spots since 2015 (#1,409 → #1,500)
- Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1893 (#762 → #455)
- Biggest drop: 199 spots in 1950 (#772 → #971)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #252 (580 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1880–1953
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,801
- Highest: 1 in 1,801 girls born in 1916 were named Elinor (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,319 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 26.6% of all girls named Elinor (5,761) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 137 | #500 (1885) | #595 |
| 1890s | 277 | #455 (1893) | #562 |
| 1900s | 656 | #336 (1909) | #435 |
| 1910s | 4,010 | #252 (1916) | #277 |
| 1920s | 5,761 | #257 (1920) | #274 |
| 1930s | 3,762 | #287 (1933) | #335 |
| 1940s | 1,829 | #407 (1940) | #597 |
| 1950s | 836 | #831 (1952) | #1,120 |
| 1960s | 417 | #1,338 (1960) | #1,889 |
| 1970s | 217 | #2,398 (1972) | #3,489 |
| 1980s | 232 | #3,066 (1981) | #3,740 |
| 1990s | 405 | #2,258 (1999) | #3,157 |
| 2000s | 733 | #2,032 (2008) | #2,426 |
| 2010s | 1,424 | #1,371 (2016) | #1,571 |
| 2020s | 944 | #1,312 (2021) | #1,416 |
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.
Elinor in 1929
girls
#281
527 births · 1 in 2,119 girls
Top girls' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,119 of them was named Elinor, which outranked 94.7% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Elinor
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.