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Eleanore

Gender
Girl
Say it
EL-a-nor
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#4,276 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,396 for girls

Eleanore is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,396th for girls in the US (156 babies).

What does Eleanore mean?

French: spelling of Eleanor, from Occitan Aliénor

Eleanor of Aquitaine was queen of both France and England in the 12th century.

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

Eleanore is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 156 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Eleanore in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,276among girls
Babies in 2025
5about 1 in 56,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 80% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Eleanore, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 20 girls.

Half of all the girls named Eleanore in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2017. 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 Eleanore or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #64, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 20 in 19962025
Eleanore in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20255#4,276
20246#3,758
20237#3,388
20220–
20216#3,697
20205#4,110
20190–
20185#4,204
20175#4,250
20163#6,009
20156#3,777
20140–
20130–
20125#4,390
20116#3,737
20105#4,220
20094#4,795
20085#4,065
20070–
20060–
20055#3,543
20044#3,916
20034#3,768
20028#2,231
20018#2,150
20007#2,304
19994#3,374
199811#1,694
199711#1,664
199620#1,061

How popular is Eleanore in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,396among girls
Babies in 2025
156about 1 in 10,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 37% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 156 girls in the US were named Eleanore, making it the 1,396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,830th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 768 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Eleanore than any year since 1940.

Half of all the girls named Eleanore in the US since 1880 were born between 1918 and 1936, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 8,294 girls in the US were given Eleanore or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #14, up from #1,396 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 768 in 19212025
Eleanore in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025156#1,396
2024143#1,509
2023126#1,645
2022108#1,870
202198#1,980
2020107#1,830
2019100#1,949
2018104#1,915
2017100#1,976
201687#2,206
201590#2,123
201469#2,558
201362#2,768
201242#3,710
201148#3,349
201059#2,905
200954#3,125
200850#3,315
200743#3,720
200640#3,794
200541#3,583
200426#4,945
200342#3,408
200224#4,902
200126#4,559
200040#3,329
199930#3,891
199828#4,020
199720#5,006
199625#4,179
199517#5,434
199419#5,011
199328#3,771
199216#5,711
199121#4,644
199011#7,297
198922#4,242
198811#6,661
198716#4,853
198615#4,961
198513#5,346
198410#6,290
19836#9,013
198211#5,909
198114#4,962
198021#3,718
197921#3,667
197813#4,931
197712#5,212
197612#4,903
197513#4,591
197411#5,010
19737#6,664
197219#3,276
19719#5,541
197021#3,110
196914#3,773
196816#3,314
196711#4,052
19669#4,492
196510#4,201
196420#2,824
196327#2,305
196226#2,356
196136#1,920
196029#2,149
195933#1,950
195831#1,984
195742#1,651
195641#1,661
195537#1,690
195452#1,391
195344#1,472
195253#1,315
195144#1,414
195057#1,223
194966#1,108
194850#1,297
194770#1,058
194671#996
194569#904
194470#918
1943113#725
1942148#615
1941138#601
1940168#529
1939180#497
1938192#479
1937215#448
1936254#398
1935238#419
1934259#406
1933278#385
1932326#352
1931324#358
1930362#345
1929387#329
1928454#309
1927535#288
1926613#269
1925653#260
1924719#248
1923729#240
1922724#242
1921768#235
1920737#240
1919737#233
1918761#228
1917708#231
1916724#225
1915570#248
1914438#250
1913313#261
1912253#286
1911159#313
1910144#317
190988#390
190891#375
190771#424
190667#415
190556#450
190466#398
190352#442
190242#485
190143#452
190037#567
189928#578
189846#448
189733#509
189631#538
189522#658
189428#546
189324#571
189222#590
189123#541
189021#570
188910#839
188818#593
188715#586
18868#828
188512#629
18848#793
188311#579
18827#740
18815#830
188013#466

Nicknames for Eleanore

Names like Eleanore

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

Eloise Alice Charlotte Elsie Josephine Beatrice Olive Florence Evelyn Clementine Harriet Adeline

Other spellings of Eleanore

Eleanor Elinor Elanor Ellenor Elleanor Ellanor Elenor Ellinor Elenore Ellenore

Names related to Eleanore

Eleanora Eleonore Eleonor Elenora

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