Eleonor
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-uh-nor
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,645 for girls
Eleonor is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 2,645th for girls in the US (65 babies).
What does Eleonor mean?
French: variant of Eleanor, from Old Provençal Aliénor
Eleanor of Aquitaine brought the name to England in the 12th century when she married Henry II.
Is Eleonor a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleonor is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 65 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eleonor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 567% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Eleonor, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Eleonor of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Eleonor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Eleonor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Eleonor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,645th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 147% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Eleonor, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. It first appears in the records in 1909.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eleonor of any year since it first appeared, in 1909.
Half of all the girls named Eleonor in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 106 girls in the US were given Eleonor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,627, up from #2,645 for this spelling alone.
Eleonor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,645 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3,584 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,283 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,698 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,916 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,778 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,673 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,551 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,896 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
Nicknames for Eleonor
Names like Eleonor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eleanor, Elodie, Eloise, Evelyn, Eliza, Emilia, Violet, Isla, Evie, Esme, Aurora, Delilah
Other spellings of Eleonor
Names related to Eleonor
Eleanora, Eleonora, Eleonore, Eleanore, Elenora, Ellenor, Elenor, Elenore
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, “Eleonor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleonor, updated 20 October 2026.