Baby names
How popular is the name Eleanor?
In 2025, 7,649 baby girls in the U.S. were named Eleanor, the 12th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1920, when 8,497 girls got the name. 336,678 girls have been named Eleanor since 1880. It was also given to 5 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#12
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
7,649
girls named Eleanor
Peak year
1920
8,497 girls
Girls named Eleanor each year since 1880
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The numbers for Eleanor (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,649 |
| 2024 | 7,147 |
| 2023 | 6,765 |
| 2022 | 6,927 |
| 2021 | 7,099 |
| 2020 | 6,379 |
| 2019 | 6,198 |
| 2018 | 5,728 |
| 2017 | 5,549 |
| 2016 | 5,140 |
| 2015 | 4,442 |
| 2014 | 3,740 |
| 2013 | 3,013 |
| 2012 | 2,383 |
| 2011 | 2,085 |
| 2010 | 1,851 |
| 2009 | 1,486 |
| 2008 | 1,343 |
| 2007 | 1,272 |
| 2006 | 1,221 |
| 2005 | 1,237 |
| 2004 | 1,063 |
| 2003 | 1,007 |
| 2002 | 961 |
| 2001 | 826 |
| 2000 | 771 |
| 1999 | 688 |
| 1998 | 720 |
| 1997 | 537 |
| 1996 | 487 |
| 1995 | 437 |
| 1994 | 390 |
| 1993 | 445 |
| 1992 | 395 |
| 1991 | 394 |
| 1990 | 378 |
| 1989 | 357 |
| 1988 | 309 |
| 1987 | 290 |
| 1986 | 263 |
| 1985 | 270 |
| 1984 | 244 |
| 1983 | 263 |
| 1982 | 265 |
| 1981 | 270 |
| 1980 | 258 |
| 1979 | 276 |
| 1978 | 269 |
| 1977 | 228 |
| 1976 | 257 |
| 1975 | 234 |
| 1974 | 228 |
| 1973 | 266 |
| 1972 | 301 |
| 1971 | 325 |
| 1970 | 366 |
| 1969 | 359 |
| 1968 | 408 |
| 1967 | 443 |
| 1966 | 473 |
| 1965 | 603 |
| 1964 | 648 |
| 1963 | 667 |
| 1962 | 763 |
| 1961 | 749 |
| 1960 | 825 |
| 1959 | 865 |
| 1958 | 864 |
| 1957 | 962 |
| 1956 | 1,044 |
| 1955 | 1,043 |
| 1954 | 1,117 |
| 1953 | 1,254 |
| 1952 | 1,249 |
| 1951 | 1,296 |
| 1950 | 1,371 |
| 1949 | 1,517 |
| 1948 | 1,664 |
| 1947 | 1,853 |
| 1946 | 1,933 |
| 1945 | 1,876 |
| 1944 | 2,190 |
| 1943 | 2,729 |
| 1942 | 3,165 |
| 1941 | 3,250 |
| 1940 | 3,584 |
| 1939 | 3,810 |
| 1938 | 4,049 |
| 1937 | 4,275 |
| 1936 | 4,341 |
| 1935 | 4,166 |
| 1934 | 4,718 |
| 1933 | 5,106 |
| 1932 | 4,836 |
| 1931 | 5,255 |
| 1930 | 5,823 |
| 1929 | 5,865 |
| 1928 | 6,535 |
| 1927 | 6,963 |
| 1926 | 7,305 |
| 1925 | 7,724 |
| 1924 | 8,193 |
| 1923 | 7,772 |
| 1922 | 7,852 |
| 1921 | 8,054 |
| 1920 | 8,497 |
| 1919 | 7,611 |
| 1918 | 8,176 |
| 1917 | 7,669 |
| 1916 | 7,406 |
| 1915 | 7,036 |
| 1914 | 5,374 |
| 1913 | 3,938 |
| 1912 | 3,120 |
| 1911 | 2,035 |
| 1910 | 1,798 |
| 1909 | 1,460 |
| 1908 | 1,302 |
| 1907 | 1,155 |
| 1906 | 1,088 |
| 1905 | 1,041 |
| 1904 | 868 |
| 1903 | 840 |
| 1902 | 837 |
| 1901 | 686 |
| 1900 | 753 |
| 1899 | 575 |
| 1898 | 620 |
| 1897 | 559 |
| 1896 | 493 |
| 1895 | 544 |
| 1894 | 450 |
| 1893 | 397 |
| 1892 | 389 |
| 1891 | 376 |
| 1890 | 351 |
| 1889 | 312 |
| 1888 | 288 |
| 1887 | 247 |
| 1886 | 271 |
| 1885 | 222 |
| 1884 | 198 |
| 1883 | 185 |
| 1882 | 174 |
| 1881 | 110 |
| 1880 | 129 |
Boys named Eleanor each year since 1880
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The numbers for Eleanor (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1964 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1963 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1962 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1961 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1957 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1956 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1955 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1954 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1952 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1951 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1948 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1943 | 9 |
| 1942 | 11 |
| 1941 | 17 |
| 1940 | 22 |
| 1939 | 17 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1937 | 16 |
| 1936 | 22 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1934 | 13 |
| 1933 | 12 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1931 | 30 |
| 1930 | 26 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1928 | 29 |
| 1927 | 31 |
| 1926 | 19 |
| 1925 | 19 |
| 1924 | 24 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1922 | 22 |
| 1921 | 14 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.