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Eleanora

Gender
Girl
Say it
el-ee-a-NOR-a
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#848 for girls
US rank, 2025
#862 for girls

Eleanora is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 862nd for girls in the US (313 babies).

What does Eleanora mean?

French: Latinate form of Eleanor, from Occitan Aliénor

Eleanor of Aquitaine's name is often explained as Occitan alia Aenor, 'the other Aenor', after her mother.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Eleanora a girl's or a boy's name?

Eleanora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls in the UK and 313 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Eleanora in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#848among girls
Babies in 2025
45about 1 in 6,200 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 195% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Eleanora, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eleanora of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Eleanora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 845th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 45 in 20252025
Eleanora in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202545#848
202437#996
202333#1,107
202220#1,591
202123#1,448
202012#2,268
201910#2,590
201817#1,810
201722#1,541
201618#1,781
201515#1,988
201410#2,618
20138#3,060
20120–
20116#3,737
20104#4,931
20090–
20087#3,203
20078#2,790
20060–
20050–
20040–
20036#2,877
20025#3,047
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19963#3,935

How popular is Eleanora in the US?

Rank in 2025
#862among girls
Babies in 2025
313about 1 in 5,100 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 27% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 313 girls in the US were named Eleanora, making it the 862nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,067th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eleanora of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the girls named Eleanora in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 313 in 20252025
Eleanora in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025313#862
2024304#887
2023278#944
2022250#1,026
2021256#1,000
2020232#1,067
2019222#1,103
2018249#1,035
2017251#1,030
2016219#1,149
2015156#1,470
2014135#1,590
201396#2,020
201269#2,597
201173#2,482
201057#2,975
200932#4,570
200841#3,858
200736#4,212
200629#4,810
200530#4,483
200426#4,945
200316#6,880
200215#7,039
200114#7,311
200010#9,156
199910#8,798
199812#7,527
19976#12,065
199610#8,127
19956#11,778
19948#9,580
19937#10,581
19928#9,483
19917#10,263
19908#9,241
19897#9,675
198810#7,106
19875#11,320
19860–
19855#10,672
19846#9,139
19837#8,045
19826#9,235
19810–
198011#5,911
19790–
19788#6,946
19777#7,565
19765#9,282
19750–
19747#6,898
19739#5,578
19726#7,290
19717#6,617
197014#4,037
19698#5,455
19689#4,778
196711#4,052
19665#6,563
196514#3,401
196413#3,691
196320#2,779
196219#2,813
196124#2,473
196019#2,819
195921#2,516
195823#2,375
195726#2,167
195629#2,004
195517#2,724
195420#2,449
195331#1,782
195232#1,745
195129#1,804
195033#1,625
194939#1,468
194823#2,007
194737#1,544
194632#1,558
194535#1,355
194423#1,741
194341#1,274
194247#1,153
194147#1,065
194029#1,404
193953#974
193858#931
193757#910
193660#876
193566#849
193468#815
193371#782
193276#775
193178#758
1930105#669
1929101#695
1928110#666
1927118#659
1926127#637
1925129#644
1924152#604
1923128#654
1922136#631
1921164#557
1920148#590
1919153#556
1918170#538
1917127#605
1916174#486
1915153#499
1914126#497
191387#544
191255#673
191158#558
191053#564
190947#559
190847#535
190729#702
190639#562
190542#528
190441#511
190334#558
190238#518
190123#659
190041#524
189930#550
189834#544
189733#509
189633#514
189524#622
189430#527
189331#487
189227#526
189118#624
189020#578
188923#532
188817#612
188713#633
188614#606
188519#484
188414#556
18839#651
188211#560
18817#679
18806#738

Nicknames for Eleanora

Names like Eleanora

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Etta Eliza Ada Eva Matilda Clara Ella Nora Elsie Ophelia Eleonora Cora

Names related to Eleanora

Eleanor Elanor Eleonor Eleanore Elenora Ellenor Elleanor Ellanor

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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, “Eleanora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleanora, updated 20 October 2026.