Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Eleonor

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,659 Trend ↑ Rising 158%
Rank 2025
#2,659
among girls · ↑528 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Eleonor · +30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
65 babies
All-time total
790
#8,810 all-time among girls
First recorded
1909
in Social Security records

Eleonor popularity over time

790 babies have been named Eleonor since 1909, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #2,302
1910s 73 7 +1360% #1,935
1920s 120 12 +64% #2,313
1930s 47 5 -61% #3,183
1940s 23 2 -51% #4,091
1950s 11 1 -52% #5,640
1960s 11 1 0% #6,216
1970s 10 1 -9% #10,202
1980s 25 3 +150% #7,677
1990s 32 3 +28% #9,520
2000s 41 4 +28% #11,939
2010s 158 16 +285% #5,053
2020s (to 2025) 234 39 +147% #2,659

Where Eleonor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 94 0.06 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 111 0.07 outside top 500

The story of Eleonor

Eleonor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,659 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1909, 790 American babies have been named Eleonor. Its peak came in 2025, when 65 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eleonor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eleonor?

The median living Eleonor is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 19. An estimated 500 people named Eleonor are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eleonor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,659
2024 50 #3,187
2023 43 #3,612
2022 32 #4,400
2021 28 #4,754
2020 16 #7,016
2019 22 #5,665
2018 26 #5,053
2017 22 #5,718
2016 16 #7,355
2015 12 #9,113
2014 21 #6,051
2013 9 #11,276
2012 10 #10,648
2011 13 #8,773
2010 7 #13,897
2009 7 #14,127
2008 7 #14,277
2007 5 #18,454
2006 8 #12,742
2005 6 #15,046
2004 8 #11,939
2003 – –
2002 – –
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 8 #9,520
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 5 #4,527
1935 – –
1930 8 #3,436
1925 14 #2,524
1920 15 #2,382
1915 5 #4,478
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Eleonor

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg Holy Roman Empress from 1676 to 1705 1655–1720 · 17th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eleonor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eleonor?

The median living Eleonor is about 7 years old. Half of all living Eleonors are between 2 and 19 years old.

How many people named Eleonor are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Eleonor are alive in the United States, based on 790 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eleonor in 2025?

Eleonor ranked #2,659 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eleonor?

790 babies have been named Eleonor in the United States since 1909, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eleonor most popular?

Eleonor peaked in 2025, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Eleonor a boy or girl name?

Eleonor is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eleonor rising or falling?

Eleonor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eleonor become more popular?

Eleonor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 111 girls named Eleonor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eleonor?

Well-known people named Eleonor include Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (politician).

Names like Eleonor

Names that sound and feel close to Eleonor: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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