Elnor

EHL-ner /ˈɛlnɚ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Elnor is a rare variant of Eleanor that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Elnor is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1952. Elnor was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1924 (36 births).

About the name Elnor

PronunciationEHL-ner /ˈɛlnɚ/
36peak births 1924
1904first in SSA data

Names similar to Elnor

How popular is Elnor?

Girls named Elnor
1904191019201930194019501952
Girls named Elnor per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1904–1952 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1952) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elnor total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19528—#4,234
19516—#5,008
19508—#4,056
19485—#5,480
19478—#4,093
194611—#3,090
19456—#4,173
194311—#2,913
194225—#1,675
194114—#2,297
194010—#2,797
193910—#2,777
193815—#2,142
193723—#1,588
193615—#2,071
193523—#1,563
193416—#2,021
193320—#1,739
193227—#1,461
193119—#1,818
193022—#1,719
192928—#1,458
192832—#1,374
192724—#1,738
192623—#1,789
192529—#1,543
192436—#1,364
192333—#1,403
192224—#1,744
192128—#1,586
192035—#1,320
191933—#1,354
191829—#1,462
191723—#1,615
191624—#1,547
191525—#1,453
191423—#1,313
191322—#1,189
191213—#1,558
191112—#1,395
191011—#1,450
190914—#1,118
19085—#2,203
19075—#2,161
19065—#2,036
19045—#1,971