Eleanor is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #12 in 2025.
Eleanor is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12 among girls (7,649) and #12,559 among boys (5) — overall #36 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,654 | 7,654 | #12 | #12,559 |
| 2024 | 7,157 | 7,157 | #14 | #7,924 |
| 2023 | 6,771 | 6,776 | #14 | #11,224 |
| 2022 | 6,933 | 6,933 | #16 | #11,258 |
| 2021 | 7,104 | 7,104 | #15 | #12,677 |
| 2020 | 6,379 | 6,379 | #22 | — |
| 2019 | 6,205 | 6,205 | #27 | #10,036 |
| 2018 | 5,733 | 5,733 | #32 | #12,702 |
| 2017 | 5,549 | 5,549 | #36 | — |
| 2016 | 5,140 | 5,140 | #41 | — |
| 2015 | 4,442 | 4,442 | #60 | — |
| 2014 | 3,740 | 3,740 | #78 | — |
| 2013 | 3,013 | 3,013 | #106 | — |
| 2012 | 2,383 | 2,383 | #134 | — |
| 2011 | 2,085 | 2,085 | #150 | — |
| 2010 | 1,851 | 1,851 | #166 | — |
| 2009 | 1,491 | 1,491 | #218 | #13,026 |
| 2008 | 1,343 | 1,343 | #255 | — |
| 2007 | 1,272 | 1,272 | #266 | — |
| 2006 | 1,221 | 1,221 | #270 | — |
| 2005 | 1,237 | 1,237 | #264 | — |
| 2004 | 1,063 | 1,063 | #301 | — |
| 2003 | 1,007 | 1,007 | #308 | — |
| 2002 | 961 | 961 | #319 | — |
| 2001 | 826 | 826 | #359 | — |
| 2000 | 771 | 771 | #375 | — |
| 1999 | 688 | 688 | #404 | — |
| 1998 | 720 | 720 | #386 | — |
| 1997 | 537 | — | #465 | — |
| 1996 | 487 | — | #490 | — |
| 1995 | 437 | — | #544 | — |
| 1994 | 390 | — | #585 | — |
| 1993 | 445 | — | #537 | — |
| 1992 | 395 | — | #585 | — |
| 1991 | 394 | — | #583 | — |
| 1990 | 378 | — | #599 | — |
| 1989 | 364 | — | #600 | #6,418 |
| 1988 | 309 | — | #642 | — |
| 1987 | 290 | — | #649 | — |
| 1986 | 263 | — | #693 | — |
| 1985 | 270 | — | #670 | — |
| 1984 | 244 | — | #687 | — |
| 1983 | 263 | — | #656 | — |
| 1982 | 265 | — | #671 | — |
| 1981 | 270 | — | #657 | — |
| 1980 | 258 | — | #677 | — |
| 1979 | 276 | — | #630 | — |
| 1978 | 269 | — | #624 | — |
| 1977 | 228 | — | #689 | — |
| 1976 | 257 | — | #609 | — |
| 1975 | 234 | — | #650 | — |
| 1974 | 228 | — | #665 | — |
| 1973 | 266 | — | #591 | — |
| 1972 | 301 | — | #554 | — |
| 1971 | 325 | — | #554 | — |
| 1970 | 366 | — | #522 | — |
| 1969 | 359 | — | #518 | — |
| 1968 | 408 | — | #475 | — |
| 1967 | 443 | — | #451 | — |
| 1966 | 473 | — | #431 | — |
| 1965 | 603 | — | #372 | — |
| 1964 | 648 | — | #377 | — |
| 1963 | 667 | — | #376 | — |
| 1962 | 763 | — | #341 | — |
| 1961 | 749 | — | #348 | — |
| 1960 | 825 | — | #328 | — |
| 1959 | 865 | — | #315 | — |
| 1958 | 864 | — | #305 | — |
| 1957 | 962 | — | #292 | — |
| 1956 | 1,044 | — | #263 | — |
| 1955 | 1,043 | — | #257 | — |
| 1954 | 1,117 | — | #242 | — |
| 1953 | 1,261 | — | #227 | #3,212 |
| 1952 | 1,249 | — | #219 | — |
| 1951 | 1,296 | — | #210 | — |
| 1950 | 1,371 | — | #199 | — |
| 1949 | 1,517 | — | #183 | — |
| 1948 | 1,664 | — | #169 | — |
| 1947 | 1,853 | — | #158 | — |
| 1946 | 1,939 | — | #139 | #3,276 |
| 1945 | 1,876 | — | #130 | — |
| 1944 | 2,201 | — | #122 | #2,230 |
| 1943 | 2,738 | — | #107 | #2,608 |
| 1942 | 3,176 | — | #87 | #2,299 |
| 1941 | 3,267 | — | #78 | #1,709 |
| 1940 | 3,606 | — | #68 | #1,443 |
| 1939 | 3,827 | — | #63 | #1,660 |
| 1938 | 4,070 | — | #60 | #1,493 |
| 1937 | 4,291 | — | #53 | #1,777 |
| 1936 | 4,363 | — | #47 | #1,431 |
| 1935 | 4,187 | — | #48 | #1,505 |
| 1934 | 4,731 | — | #44 | #2,048 |
| 1933 | 5,118 | — | #38 | #2,128 |
| 1932 | 4,851 | — | #45 | #1,940 |
| 1931 | 5,285 | — | #40 | #1,261 |
| 1930 | 5,849 | — | #39 | #1,439 |
| 1929 | 5,885 | — | #38 | #1,691 |
| 1928 | 6,564 | — | #36 | #1,360 |
| 1927 | 6,994 | — | #33 | #1,327 |
| 1926 | 7,324 | — | #32 | #1,811 |
| 1925 | 7,743 | — | #31 | #1,825 |
| 1924 | 8,217 | — | #29 | #1,592 |
| 1923 | 7,788 | — | #28 | #2,047 |
| 1922 | 7,874 | — | #28 | #1,665 |
| 1921 | 8,068 | — | #29 | #2,283 |
| 1920 | 8,507 | — | #25 | #2,824 |
| 1919 | 7,621 | — | #30 | #2,729 |
| 1918 | 8,187 | — | #26 | #2,590 |
| 1917 | 7,682 | — | #26 | #2,208 |
| 1916 | 7,416 | — | #27 | #2,599 |
| 1915 | 7,051 | — | #28 | #1,900 |
| 1914 | 5,386 | — | #28 | #1,899 |
| 1913 | 3,945 | — | #34 | #2,333 |
| 1912 | 3,126 | — | #39 | #2,357 |
| 1911 | 2,041 | — | #49 | #1,590 |
| 1910 | 1,803 | — | #55 | #1,663 |
| 1909 | 1,460 | — | #57 | — |
| 1908 | 1,311 | — | #65 | #967 |
| 1907 | 1,155 | — | #67 | — |
| 1906 | 1,093 | — | #67 | #1,292 |
| 1905 | 1,041 | — | #73 | — |
| 1904 | 868 | — | #80 | — |
| 1903 | 840 | — | #79 | — |
| 1902 | 837 | — | #79 | — |
| 1901 | 686 | — | #84 | — |
| 1900 | 753 | — | #88 | — |
| 1899 | 575 | — | #94 | — |
| 1898 | 620 | — | #95 | — |
| 1897 | 559 | — | #95 | — |
| 1896 | 493 | — | #102 | — |
| 1895 | 544 | — | #98 | — |
| 1894 | 450 | — | #108 | — |
| 1893 | 397 | — | #111 | — |
| 1892 | 389 | — | #116 | — |
| 1891 | 376 | — | #103 | — |
| 1890 | 351 | — | #117 | — |
| 1889 | 312 | — | #123 | — |
| 1888 | 288 | — | #128 | — |
| 1887 | 247 | — | #122 | — |
| 1886 | 271 | — | #114 | — |
| 1885 | 222 | — | #119 | — |
| 1884 | 198 | — | #124 | — |
| 1883 | 185 | — | #114 | — |
| 1882 | 174 | — | #117 | — |
| 1881 | 110 | — | #142 | — |
| 1880 | 129 | — | #127 | — |