Elleanor
Girl · EL-e-nor · French
Elleanor is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).
What does Elleanor mean?
French: spelling of Eleanor; from Old French Aliénor, from Occitan, of uncertain meaning
Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of both France and England, brought the name to England in the 12th century.
- Say it
- EL-e-nor
Meaning borrowed from Eleanor. More on Wiktionary.
Is Elleanor a girl's or a boy's name?
Elleanor is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elleanor in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elleanor in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Elleanor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Elleanor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,249among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Elleanor, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,850th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 57 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Elleanor in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,294 girls in the US were given Elleanor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #14, up from #3,249 for this spelling alone.
Elleanor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3,249 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3,475 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
Nicknames for Elleanor
Names like Elleanor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eleanor Ellie Elodie Harper Emily Esme Imogen Emma Isla Chloe Everly Zoe
Other spellings of Elleanor
Eleanor Eleanore Elinor Elanor Ellanor Elenor Ellenor Ellinor Elenore Ellenore
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