Elanor
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-a-nor
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,631 for girls
Elanor is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 1,631st for girls in the US (127 babies).
What does Elanor mean?
French: spelling of Eleanor, from Occitan Aliénor
In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, elanor is a golden star-shaped flower, and Sam Gamgee names his daughter after it.
Is Elanor a girl's or a boy's name?
Elanor is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 127 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elanor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Elanor, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 24 girls.
2025 had more girls named Elanor than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Elanor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 874 girls in the UK were given Elanor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #64, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Elanor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 24 | #1,056 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Elanor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,631among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 127about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 127 girls in the US were named Elanor, making it the 1,631st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,100th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 129 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the girls named Elanor in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,294 girls in the US were given Elanor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #14, up from #1,631 for this spelling alone.
Elanor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | #1,631 |
| 2024 | 113 | #1,779 |
| 2023 | 129 | #1,614 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1,974 |
| 2021 | 90 | #2,103 |
| 2020 | 87 | #2,100 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,681 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 54 | #3,014 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 43 | #3,602 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,432 |
| 1926 | 18 | #2,075 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,587 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,940 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,952 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 16 | #2,099 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
Nicknames for Elanor
Names like Elanor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Elodie Eloise Emma Emily Emilia Esme Naomi Zoe Harper Elora Chloe
Other spellings of Elanor
Eleanor Elinor Eleanore Ellenor Elleanor Ellanor Elenor Ellinor Elenore Ellenore
Names related to Elanor
More French names
Beau Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle Quincy Bruce
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elanor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elanor, updated 20 October 2026.