Eleanor

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Eleanor is a given name of Occitan, Old French origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 329,630 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 328,990 as girls and 640 as boys. Eleanor gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1920 and remains popular today. It is the #230 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,137
2023 6,763
2022 6,931
2021 7,102
2020 6,378
2019 6,205
2018 5,732
2017 5,549
2016 5,139
2015 4,439
2014 3,740
2013 3,013
2012 2,383
2011 2,084
2010 1,851
2009 1,491
2008 1,343
2007 1,272
2006 1,221
2005 1,237
2004 1,063
2003 1,007
2002 961
2001 826
2000 771
1999 688
1998 720
1997 537
1996 487
1995 437
1994 390
1993 445
1992 395
1991 394
1990 378
1989 364
1988 309
1987 290
1986 263
1985 270
1984 244
1983 263
1982 265
1981 270
1980 258
1979 276
1978 269
1977 228
1976 257
1975 234
1974 228
1973 266
1972 300
1971 325
1970 366
1969 360
1968 408
1967 443
1966 473
1965 603
1964 648
1963 667
1962 763
1961 748
1960 826
1959 865
1958 864
1957 962
1956 1,044
1955 1,043
1954 1,117
1953 1,261
1952 1,249
1951 1,296
1950 1,371
1949 1,517
1948 1,664
1947 1,853
1946 1,939
1945 1,876
1944 2,201
1943 2,738
1942 3,176
1941 3,267
1940 3,606
1939 3,827
1938 4,070
1937 4,291
1936 4,363
1935 4,187
1934 4,731
1933 5,118
1932 4,851
1931 5,285
1930 5,849
1929 5,885
1928 6,564
1927 6,994
1926 7,324
1925 7,743
1924 8,217
1923 7,788
1922 7,874
1921 8,068
1920 8,507
1919 7,621
1918 8,187
1917 7,682
1916 7,416
1915 7,051
1914 5,386
1913 3,945
1912 3,126
1911 2,041
1910 1,803
1909 1,460
1908 1,311
1907 1,155
1906 1,093
1905 1,041
1904 868
1903 840
1902 837
1901 686
1900 753
1899 575
1898 620
1897 559
1896 493
1895 544
1894 450
1893 397
1892 389
1891 376
1890 351
1889 312
1888 288
1887 247
1886 271
1885 222
1884 198
1883 185
1882 174
1881 110
1880 129