Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Ellanor

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,596 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,596
among girls · ↑543 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Ellanor · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
50 babies
All-time total
756
#9,081 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Ellanor popularity over time

756 babies have been named Ellanor since 1913, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

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 – – – –
1910s 29 3 – #2,926
1920s 32 3 +10% #3,406
1930s 5 1 -84% #4,387
1940s 10 1 +100% #4,531
1950s 12 1 +20% #4,609
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 108 11 – #6,168
2010s 319 32 +195% #3,514
2020s (to 2025) 241 40 +26% #3,229

Where Ellanor 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 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Ellanor

Ellanor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,596 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 756 American babies have been named Ellanor. Its peak came in 2021, when 50 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 Ellanor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ellanor?

The median living Ellanor is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 700 people named Ellanor are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Ellanor year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,596
2024 35 #4,139
2023 41 #3,728
2022 37 #3,991
2021 50 #3,229
2020 36 #3,949
2019 44 #3,514
2018 37 #3,946
2017 36 #4,088
2016 36 #4,112
2015 38 #3,937
2014 23 #5,672
2013 30 #4,686
2012 26 #5,300
2011 24 #5,603
2010 25 #5,473
2009 20 #6,640
2008 16 #7,855
2007 22 #6,168
2006 16 #7,592
2005 12 #9,060
2004 10 #10,141
2003 7 #12,814
2002 5 #16,215
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 5 #4,531
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 5 #5,194
1920 9 #3,406
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ellanor?

The median living Ellanor is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ellanors are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ellanor are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Ellanor are alive in the United States, based on 756 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ellanor in 2025?

Ellanor ranked #3,596 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ellanor?

756 babies have been named Ellanor in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ellanor most popular?

Ellanor peaked in 2021, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Ellanor a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ellanor rising or falling?

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

Will Ellanor become more popular?

Ellanor looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Ellanor in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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