Eleanor - A very unique female name
Eleanor appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #55. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Eleanor and more.
With that position 1 in 601 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Eleanor peaked in popularity 101 years ago in 1920 on position 25.
Famous with this name

Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor Parker
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Eleanor is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Eleanor is currently topping the baby name charts in District of Columbia at position #14 - and is the least popular in Nevada at position #331.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Eleanor is where you live.
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Eleanor origin and meaning
Eleanor is a 7 letter name with 3 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Eleanor, pop culture references for the name Eleanor and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Eleanor
We've found the following names that sound similar to Eleanor, sorted by popularity.
Elnora / Elinor / Eleanore / Eleanora / Elmira / Elinore / Elenora / Elenore / Elmer / Elenor /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 134 |
2011 | 149 |
2010 | 166 |
2009 | 218 |
2008 | 254 |
2007 | 268 |
2006 | 274 |
2005 | 264 |
2004 | 301 |
2003 | 312 |
2002 | 317 |
2001 | 359 |
2000 | 373 |
1999 | 403 |
1998 | 384 |
1997 | 471 |
1996 | 488 |
1995 | 537 |
1994 | 571 |
1993 | 540 |
1992 | 577 |
1991 | 586 |
1990 | 601 |
1989 | 594 |
1988 | 626 |
1987 | 644 |
1986 | 706 |
1985 | 685 |
1984 | 681 |
1983 | 648 |
1982 | 680 |
1981 | 662 |
1980 | 706 |
1979 | 661 |
1978 | 615 |
1977 | 750 |
1976 | 621 |
1975 | 679 |
1974 | 704 |
1973 | 591 |
1972 | 541 |
1971 | 554 |
1970 | 530 |
1969 | 521 |
1968 | 475 |
1967 | 448 |
1966 | 427 |
1965 | 369 |
1964 | 376 |
1963 | 375 |
1962 | 344 |
1961 | 347 |
1960 | 328 |
1959 | 317 |
1958 | 306 |
1957 | 292 |
1956 | 261 |
1955 | 256 |
1954 | 243 |
1953 | 227 |
1952 | 219 |
1951 | 209 |
1950 | 197 |
1949 | 181 |
1948 | 169 |
1947 | 161 |
1946 | 139 |
1945 | 130 |
1944 | 122 |
1943 | 107 |
1942 | 87 |
1941 | 78 |
1940 | 68 |
1939 | 63 |
1938 | 60 |
1937 | 53 |
1936 | 47 |
1935 | 48 |
1934 | 44 |
1933 | 37 |
1932 | 45 |
1931 | 40 |
1930 | 39 |
1929 | 38 |
1928 | 36 |
1927 | 33 |
1926 | 32 |
1925 | 31 |
1924 | 29 |
1923 | 28 |
1922 | 28 |
1921 | 29 |
1920 | 25 |
1919 | 30 |
1918 | 26 |
1917 | 26 |
1916 | 27 |
1915 | 28 |
1914 | 28 |
1913 | 34 |
1912 | 39 |
1911 | 49 |
1910 | 55 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 14 |
Oregon | 32 |
Washington | 51 |
Vermont | 59 |
Minnesota | 62 |
Massachusetts | 65 |
Wisconsin | 69 |
Indiana | 79 |
Missouri | 79 |
Virginia | 82 |
Idaho | 84 |
Illinois | 87 |
Maine | 88 |
Utah | 91 |
Kansas | 95 |
Ohio | 96 |
Maryland | 98 |
Nebraska | 103 |
South Carolina | 105 |
Alaska | 114 |
North Dakota | 114 |
Colorado | 116 |
Michigan | 118 |
Tennessee | 120 |
New Hampshire | 125 |
Kentucky | 131 |
North Carolina | 133 |
Alabama | 148 |
Pennsylvania | 154 |
Connecticut | 161 |
New York | 168 |
Georgia | 181 |
Iowa | 185 |
South Dakota | 194 |
New Jersey | 195 |
California | 205 |
Arkansas | 208 |
Arizona | 209 |
Oklahoma | 212 |
Louisiana | 213 |
Rhode Island | 215 |
Texas | 216 |
Montana | 223 |
Mississippi | 234 |
Hawaii | 282 |
Florida | 316 |
New Mexico | 323 |
Nevada | 331 |
Even more about Eleanor
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.