Eleanor
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning shining light.
Babies a year
5,519
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#12
up from #14
UK popularity
#56
776 babies · up from #67
How Eleanor has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #60 |
| 2016 | #41 |
| 2017 | #35 |
| 2018 | #32 |
| 2019 | #27 |
| 2020 | #22 |
| 2021 | #15 |
| 2022 | #16 |
| 2023 | #14 |
| 2024 | #14 |
| 2025 | #12 |
In 2025, 776 babies in England and Wales were named Eleanor. In the US, 5,519 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,498 in 1920.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Eleanor was most common in 1915, when it went to 0.69% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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