Eleonor

A girls’ name of Old Provençal origin, meaning bright light; form of Eleanor.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies

Eleonor by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Eleonor. In the US, 22 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Eleanor

Like Eleonor, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
  • Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
  • Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
  • Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
  • Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
  • Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eleonor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Eleonorabright light; a form of Eleanor38 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleonorebright light; form of Eleanor7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elenorbright light; a form of Eleanor16 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Eleonor, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)

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