Eleanor
Girl name
Eleanor meaning
Light and Radiance
- Also recorded (English): other, riches, fame, light
Eleanor at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- النورAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #14 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Eleanor popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #126 | 129 |
| 1890 | #117 | 351 |
| 1900 | #88 | 753 |
| 1910 | #55 | 1,798 |
| 1920 | #25 | 8,497 |
| 1930 | #39 | 5,823 |
| 1940 | #68 | 3,584 |
| 1950 | #199 | 1,371 |
| 1960 | #328 | 826 |
| 1970 | #522 | 366 |
| 1980 | #676 | 258 |
| 1990 | #599 | 378 |
| 2000 | #375 | 771 |
| 2010 | #166 | 1,851 |
| 2020 | #22 | 6,378 |
| 2024 | #14 | 7,127 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #126 | 129 |
| 1881 | #142 | 110 |
| 1882 | #117 | 174 |
| 1883 | #114 | 185 |
| 1884 | #124 | 198 |
| 1885 | #119 | 222 |
| 1886 | #114 | 271 |
| 1887 | #122 | 247 |
| 1888 | #128 | 288 |
| 1889 | #123 | 312 |
| 1890 | #117 | 351 |
| 1891 | #103 | 376 |
| 1892 | #116 | 389 |
| 1893 | #110 | 397 |
| 1894 | #108 | 450 |
| 1895 | #98 | 544 |
| 1896 | #102 | 493 |
| 1897 | #95 | 559 |
| 1898 | #95 | 620 |
| 1899 | #94 | 575 |
| 1900 | #88 | 753 |
| 1901 | #84 | 686 |
| 1902 | #79 | 837 |
| 1903 | #79 | 840 |
| 1904 | #80 | 868 |
| 1905 | #73 | 1,041 |
| 1906 | #67 | 1,088 |
| 1907 | #67 | 1,155 |
| 1908 | #65 | 1,302 |
| 1909 | #57 | 1,460 |
| 1910 | #55 | 1,798 |
| 1911 | #49 | 2,035 |
| 1912 | #39 | 3,120 |
| 1913 | #34 | 3,938 |
| 1914 | #28 | 5,374 |
| 1915 | #28 | 7,036 |
| 1916 | #27 | 7,406 |
| 1917 | #26 | 7,669 |
| 1918 | #26 | 8,176 |
| 1919 | #30 | 7,611 |
| 1920 | #25 | 8,497 |
| 1921 | #29 | 8,054 |
| 1922 | #28 | 7,852 |
| 1923 | #28 | 7,772 |
| 1924 | #29 | 8,193 |
| 1925 | #31 | 7,724 |
| 1926 | #32 | 7,305 |
| 1927 | #33 | 6,963 |
| 1928 | #36 | 6,535 |
| 1929 | #38 | 5,865 |
| 1930 | #39 | 5,823 |
| 1931 | #40 | 5,255 |
| 1932 | #45 | 4,836 |
| 1933 | #38 | 5,106 |
| 1934 | #44 | 4,718 |
| 1935 | #48 | 4,166 |
| 1936 | #47 | 4,341 |
| 1937 | #53 | 4,275 |
| 1938 | #60 | 4,049 |
| 1939 | #63 | 3,810 |
| 1940 | #68 | 3,584 |
| 1941 | #78 | 3,250 |
| 1942 | #87 | 3,165 |
| 1943 | #107 | 2,729 |
| 1944 | #122 | 2,190 |
| 1945 | #130 | 1,876 |
| 1946 | #139 | 1,933 |
| 1947 | #158 | 1,853 |
| 1948 | #169 | 1,664 |
| 1949 | #183 | 1,517 |
| 1950 | #199 | 1,371 |
| 1951 | #210 | 1,296 |
| 1952 | #218 | 1,249 |
| 1953 | #227 | 1,254 |
| 1954 | #242 | 1,117 |
| 1955 | #257 | 1,043 |
| 1956 | #263 | 1,044 |
| 1957 | #292 | 962 |
| 1958 | #305 | 864 |
| 1959 | #315 | 865 |
| 1960 | #328 | 826 |
| 1961 | #348 | 748 |
| 1962 | #341 | 763 |
| 1963 | #376 | 667 |
| 1964 | #377 | 648 |
| 1965 | #372 | 603 |
| 1966 | #431 | 473 |
| 1967 | #451 | 443 |
| 1968 | #475 | 408 |
| 1969 | #518 | 360 |
| 1970 | #522 | 366 |
| 1971 | #554 | 325 |
| 1972 | #555 | 300 |
| 1973 | #590 | 266 |
| 1974 | #665 | 228 |
| 1975 | #650 | 234 |
| 1976 | #609 | 257 |
| 1977 | #688 | 228 |
| 1978 | #624 | 269 |
| 1979 | #630 | 276 |
| 1980 | #676 | 258 |
| 1981 | #655 | 270 |
| 1982 | #669 | 265 |
| 1983 | #656 | 263 |
| 1984 | #687 | 244 |
| 1985 | #670 | 270 |
| 1986 | #692 | 263 |
| 1987 | #648 | 290 |
| 1988 | #642 | 309 |
| 1989 | #600 | 357 |
| 1990 | #599 | 378 |
| 1991 | #583 | 394 |
| 1992 | #585 | 395 |
| 1993 | #537 | 445 |
| 1994 | #585 | 390 |
| 1995 | #543 | 437 |
| 1996 | #490 | 487 |
| 1997 | #465 | 537 |
| 1998 | #386 | 720 |
| 1999 | #404 | 688 |
| 2000 | #375 | 771 |
| 2001 | #359 | 826 |
| 2002 | #319 | 961 |
| 2003 | #308 | 1,007 |
| 2004 | #301 | 1,063 |
| 2005 | #264 | 1,237 |
| 2006 | #269 | 1,221 |
| 2007 | #266 | 1,272 |
| 2008 | #255 | 1,343 |
| 2009 | #218 | 1,486 |
| 2010 | #166 | 1,851 |
| 2011 | #150 | 2,084 |
| 2012 | #134 | 2,383 |
| 2013 | #106 | 3,013 |
| 2014 | #78 | 3,740 |
| 2015 | #60 | 4,439 |
| 2016 | #41 | 5,139 |
| 2017 | #36 | 5,549 |
| 2018 | #32 | 5,727 |
| 2019 | #27 | 6,198 |
| 2020 | #22 | 6,378 |
| 2021 | #15 | 7,097 |
| 2022 | #16 | 6,925 |
| 2023 | #14 | 6,757 |
| 2024 | #14 | 7,127 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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