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Eleanore

Girl

Meaning of Eleanore: Greek: 'bright one'

Eleanore is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1353rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1353

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,724

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 30 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 43 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 90 babies2016: 87 babies2017: 100 babies2018: 104 babies2019: 100 babies2020: 107 babies20202021: 98 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 126 babies2024: 143 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Eleanore per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 156.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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