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Elinor

Girl

Meaning of Elinor: French: 'foreign'

Elinor is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1453rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1453

142 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,640

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 32 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 54 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 48 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 66 babies2000: 49 babies20002001: 57 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 64 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 65 babies2006: 75 babies2007: 83 babies2008: 102 babies2009: 96 babies2010: 105 babies20102011: 99 babies2012: 134 babies2013: 120 babies2014: 144 babies2015: 165 babies2016: 171 babies2017: 165 babies2018: 159 babies2019: 162 babies2020: 144 babies20202021: 172 babies2022: 176 babies2023: 164 babies2024: 146 babies2025: 142 babies
US babies named Elinor per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 176.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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