Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishEleanor is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eleanor yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Eleanor Roosevelt. That's the answer. That's always the answer when people ask.
— Frances, Washington DC, 2019
Ellie at home, Nell with my mother-in-law who is old-fashioned in the best ways, Eleanor on all official forms. She's going to have a very full name life and I think she's going to love it.
— Thomas, Boston MA, 2021
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 129 | #127 |
| 1881 | 110 | #142 |
| 1882 | 174 | #117 |
| 1883 | 185 | #114 |
| 1884 | 198 | #124 |
| 1885 | 222 | #119 |
| 1886 | 271 | #114 |
| 1887 | 247 | #122 |
| 1888 | 288 | #128 |
| 1889 | 312 | #123 |
| 1890 | 351 | #117 |
| 1891 | 376 | #103 |
| 1892 | 389 | #116 |
| 1893 | 397 | #111 |
| 1894 | 450 | #108 |
| 1895 | 544 | #98 |
| 1896 | 493 | #102 |
| 1897 | 559 | #95 |
| 1898 | 620 | #95 |
| 1899 | 575 | #94 |
| 1900 | 753 | #88 |
| 1901 | 686 | #84 |
| 1902 | 837 | #79 |
| 1903 | 840 | #79 |
| 1904 | 868 | #80 |
| 1905 | 1,041 | #73 |
| 1906 | 1,088 | #67 |
| 1907 | 1,155 | #67 |
| 1908 | 1,302 | #65 |
| 1909 | 1,460 | #57 |
| 1910 | 1,798 | #55 |
| 1911 | 2,035 | #49 |
| 1912 | 3,120 | #39 |
| 1913 | 3,938 | #34 |
| 1914 | 5,374 | #28 |
| 1915 | 7,036 | #28 |
| 1916 | 7,406 | #27 |
| 1917 | 7,669 | #26 |
| 1918 | 8,176 | #26 |
| 1919 | 7,611 | #30 |
| 1920 | 8,497 | #25 |
| 1921 | 8,054 | #29 |
| 1922 | 7,852 | #28 |
| 1923 | 7,772 | #28 |
| 1924 | 8,193 | #29 |
| 1925 | 7,724 | #31 |
| 1926 | 7,305 | #32 |
| 1927 | 6,963 | #33 |
| 1928 | 6,535 | #36 |
| 1929 | 5,865 | #38 |
| 1930 | 5,823 | #39 |
| 1931 | 5,255 | #40 |
| 1932 | 4,836 | #45 |
| 1933 | 5,106 | #38 |
| 1934 | 4,718 | #44 |
| 1935 | 4,166 | #48 |
| 1936 | 4,341 | #47 |
| 1937 | 4,275 | #53 |
| 1938 | 4,049 | #60 |
| 1939 | 3,810 | #63 |
| 1940 | 3,584 | #68 |
| 1941 | 3,250 | #78 |
| 1942 | 3,165 | #87 |
| 1943 | 2,729 | #107 |
| 1944 | 2,190 | #122 |
| 1945 | 1,876 | #130 |
| 1946 | 1,933 | #139 |
| 1947 | 1,853 | #158 |
| 1948 | 1,664 | #169 |
| 1949 | 1,517 | #183 |
| 1950 | 1,371 | #199 |
| 1951 | 1,296 | #210 |
| 1952 | 1,249 | #219 |
| 1953 | 1,254 | #227 |
| 1954 | 1,117 | #242 |
| 1955 | 1,043 | #257 |
| 1956 | 1,044 | #263 |
| 1957 | 962 | #292 |
| 1958 | 864 | #305 |
| 1959 | 865 | #315 |
| 1960 | 826 | #328 |
| 1961 | 748 | #348 |
| 1962 | 763 | #341 |
| 1963 | 667 | #376 |
| 1964 | 648 | #377 |
| 1965 | 603 | #372 |
| 1966 | 473 | #431 |
| 1967 | 443 | #451 |
| 1968 | 408 | #475 |
| 1969 | 360 | #518 |
| 1970 | 366 | #522 |
| 1971 | 325 | #554 |
| 1972 | 300 | #555 |
| 1973 | 266 | #591 |
| 1974 | 228 | #665 |
| 1975 | 234 | #650 |
| 1976 | 257 | #609 |
| 1977 | 228 | #689 |
| 1978 | 269 | #624 |
| 1979 | 276 | #630 |
| 1980 | 258 | #677 |
| 1981 | 270 | #657 |
| 1982 | 265 | #671 |
| 1983 | 263 | #656 |
| 1984 | 244 | #687 |
| 1985 | 270 | #670 |
| 1986 | 263 | #693 |
| 1987 | 290 | #649 |
| 1988 | 309 | #642 |
| 1989 | 357 | #600 |
| 1990 | 378 | #599 |
| 1991 | 394 | #583 |
| 1992 | 395 | #585 |
| 1993 | 445 | #537 |
| 1994 | 390 | #585 |
| 1995 | 437 | #544 |
| 1996 | 487 | #490 |
| 1997 | 537 | #465 |
| 1998 | 720 | #386 |
| 1999 | 688 | #404 |
| 2000 | 771 | #375 |
| 2001 | 826 | #359 |
| 2002 | 961 | #319 |
| 2003 | 1,007 | #308 |
| 2004 | 1,063 | #301 |
| 2005 | 1,237 | #264 |
| 2006 | 1,221 | #270 |
| 2007 | 1,272 | #266 |
| 2008 | 1,343 | #255 |
| 2009 | 1,486 | #218 |
| 2010 | 1,851 | #166 |
| 2011 | 2,084 | #150 |
| 2012 | 2,383 | #134 |
| 2013 | 3,013 | #106 |
| 2014 | 3,740 | #78 |
| 2015 | 4,439 | #60 |
| 2016 | 5,139 | #41 |
| 2017 | 5,549 | #36 |
| 2018 | 5,727 | #32 |
| 2019 | 6,198 | #27 |
| 2020 | 6,378 | #22 |
| 2021 | 7,097 | #15 |
| 2022 | 6,925 | #16 |
| 2023 | 6,757 | #14 |
| 2024 | 7,127 | #14 |
