Line Chart Eleanor

Easygoing • Optimistic • Adventurous

Name
Meaning:

  • Light, Torch, Bright

  • National
    Origins:

  • English
  • Greek

  • Created
    from:

  • Alienor

  • Fun Facts

    Derived From French, It Was Used In 2 Of Jane Austen's Celebrated Novels: Northanger Abbey And Sense And Sensibility (as Elinor).

    Most notorious bearer: the First lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Common nicknames: Ellie and Nellie.

    Eleanor Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    0.2%
    Male

    99.8%
    Female

    Eleanor is predominantly a girls name, with 99.8% of Eleanors being girls, and 0.2% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 601 males named Eleanor, and 297523 females given the name

    Names Similar to Eleanor

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Eleanora 2090
    2. Elinor 2492
    3. Elanor 3572
    4. Elanora 3572
    5. Elanore 3572
    6. Eleanore 3572
    7. Elenamarie 3572
    8. Elenor 3572

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    Popularity of Eleanor by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Eleanor in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular

    Eleanor: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Eleanor' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Eleanor in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Eleanor's average ranking is 752.06, with it's highest ever rank being #. Eleanor has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 67 times.

    Eleanor has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 298124 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Eleanor gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1914, when it's usage went up by 109.54%. During this year, 5374 babies were named Eleanor, which was 0.392% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.397%, in this year alone more than 8000 girls were named Eleanor.

    Popular 'E' Names - Girls

    Girls names starting with 'E'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with E. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'E' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.

    Name 'E-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Emily 1. 27. 10926 0.302%
    Evelyn 2. 38. 10060 0.278%
    Elizabeth 3. 45. 9493 0.262%
    Ella 4. 60. 7866 0.217%
    Eleanor 5. 116. 5100 0.141%
    Ellie 6. 120. 5045 0.139%
    Eva 7. 176. 3777 0.104%
    Eliana 8. 221. 3185 0.088%
    Elena 9. 223. 3168 0.088%
    Emilia 10. 237. 3019 0.083%
    Everly 11. 249. 2873 0.079%
    Emery 12. 294. 2410 0.067%
    Eden 13. 340. 2068 0.057%
    Emerson 14. 365. 1947 0.054%
    Elise 15. 371. 1905 0.053%
    Eliza 16. 383. 1851 0.051%
    Esther 17. 397. 1789 0.049%
    Eloise 18. 450. 1554 0.043%
    Evangeline 19. 513. 1324 0.037%
    Elliana 20. 533. 1257 0.035%

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