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Eleanor name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Eleanor ranks #12 in female records (7,649 reported) and #12,559 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Eleanor becoming more popular?

Eleanor's reported female count increased by 502 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #14 to #12. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Eleanor in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EleanorFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7,6490201620252016: 5,140 female records2017: 5,549 female records2018: 5,728 female records2019: 6,198 female records2020: 6,379 female records2021: 7,099 female records2022: 6,927 female records2023: 6,765 female records2024: 7,147 female records2025: 7,649 female records2018: 5 male records2019: 7 male records2021: 5 male records2022: 6 male records2023: 6 male records2024: 10 male records2025: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20257,64912512,559
20247,14714107,924
20236,76514611,224
20226,92716611,258
20217,09915512,677
20206,37922——
20196,19827710,036
20185,72832512,702
20175,54936——
20165,14041——

Questions about Eleanor’s popularity

How common is Eleanor in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Eleanor ranks #12 in female records (7,649 reported) and #12,559 in male records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Eleanor?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Eleanor only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Eleanor creates a match.

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