Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Eleonora

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,005 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#2,005
among girls · ↑560 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Eleonora · +38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
95 babies
All-time total
1,651
#5,365 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Eleonora popularity over time

1,651 babies have been named Eleonora since 1882, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882Girls

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 43 4 – #695
1890s 102 10 +137% #770
1900s 78 8 -24% #1,068
1910s 189 19 +142% #1,188
1920s 127 13 -33% #1,902
1930s 27 3 -79% #3,241
1940s 16 2 -41% #3,992
1950s 17 2 +6% #5,041
1960s 55 6 +224% #4,544
1970s 92 9 +67% #4,145
1980s 49 5 -47% #5,685
1990s 72 7 +47% #8,690
2000s 125 13 +74% #5,767
2010s 296 30 +137% #3,294
2020s (to 2025) 363 61 +104% #2,005

Where Eleonora 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 104 0.06 outside top 500
2027 112 0.07 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 125 0.08 outside top 500
2030 131 0.08 outside top 500

Where Eleonora is most popular

Girls named Eleonora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Florida, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eleonora born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 32 0.081 +110%
Florida 22 0.051 +34%
Maryland 5 0.047 +23%
Arizona 6 0.043 +11%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 +8%
California 29 0.034 -10%
Texas 21 0.026 -32%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -34%
Illinois 5 0.022 -43%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eleonora

Eleonora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,005 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 1,651 American babies have been named Eleonora. Its peak came in 2025, when 95 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 Eleonora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eleonora?

The median living Eleonora is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 29. An estimated 1,100 people named Eleonora are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Eleonora year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 95 #2,005
2024 69 #2,565
2023 52 #3,151
2022 41 #3,722
2021 55 #3,012
2020 51 #3,106
2019 48 #3,294
2018 38 #3,872
2017 31 #4,510
2016 43 #3,602
2015 33 #4,327
2014 23 #5,670
2013 22 #5,877
2012 19 #6,681
2011 17 #7,210
2010 22 #6,029
2009 13 #9,048
2008 20 #6,629
2007 24 #5,767
2006 15 #7,984
2005 14 #8,023
2004 5 #16,888
2003 7 #12,803
2002 10 #9,708
2001 10 #9,592
2000 7 #12,173
1995 8 #9,852
1990 9 #8,690
1985 – –
1980 6 #9,415
1975 5 #9,482
1970 8 #5,963
1965 – –
1960 9 #4,544
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 6 #3,992
1935 7 #3,504
1930 6 #4,182
1925 14 #2,525
1920 21 #1,902
1915 22 #1,584
1910 10 #1,552
1905 11 #1,187
1900 13 #1,068
1895 9 #1,150
1890 8 #1,026
1885 8 #805
1880 – –

Famous people named Eleonora

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

  1. 1 Eleonora Duse Eleonora Duse Italian actress (1858–1924) 19th century
  2. 2 Eleonora Giorgi Eleonora Giorgi Italian actress (1953–2025) Contemporary
  3. 3 Eleonora Gonzaga Eleonora Gonzaga Holy Roman Empress from 1651 to 1657 1630–1686 · 17th century
  4. 4 Eleonora Gonzaga Eleonora Gonzaga Holy Roman Empress from 1622 to 1637 1598–1655 · 16th century
  5. 5 Eleonora Rossi Drago Eleonora Rossi Drago Italian actress (1925–2007) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eleonora?

The median living Eleonora is about 10 years old. Half of all living Eleonoras are between 4 and 29 years old.

How many people named Eleonora are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Eleonora are alive in the United States, based on 1,651 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eleonora in 2025?

Eleonora ranked #2,005 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eleonora?

1,651 babies have been named Eleonora in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eleonora most popular?

Eleonora peaked in 2025, when 95 newborns received the name.

Is Eleonora a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Eleonora rising or falling?

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

Will Eleonora become more popular?

Eleonora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 131 girls named Eleonora 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 Eleonora?

Well-known people named Eleonora include Eleonora Duse (actor), Eleonora Giorgi (actor), Eleonora Gonzaga (nobleman).

Names like Eleonora

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

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