Ellenor

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; a form of Eleanor.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Ellenor by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ellenor. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that come from Eleanor

Like Ellenor, 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)
  • Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
  • Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • 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)
  • Leonorbright light; a form of Eleanor28 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Ellinorbright torch; a form of Eleanor31 in the US (2017)
  • Elleanorbright light; a form of Eleanor30 in the US (2017)
  • Elenorbright light; a form of Eleanor16 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenorebright torch; a form of Eleanor9 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenorabright light; a form of Eleanor6 in the US (2017)
  • Ellanor36 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ellenor

Names that are said the same way as Ellenor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
  • Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellanorebright light; a variant of Eleanor21 in the US (2017)
  • Elenorebright light or torch; form of eleanor20 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Ellenor, 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)

Names about as common as Ellenor

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