Eleanor
4 countries#12 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Eleanor was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
337,323 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #12 · peaked in 1920 with 8,507 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,831 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #116 · peaked in 1982 with 56 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
1,546 births recorded 1982–2022 · currently #649 · peaked in 2016 with 88 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Haute-Garonne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
229 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #154 · peaked in 2021 with 17 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Eleanor’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #269 | — |
| 2007 | #266 | ↑3 |
| 2008 | #255 | ↑11 |
| 2009 | #218 | ↑37 |
| 2010 | #166 | ↑52 |
| 2011 | #150 | ↑16 |
| 2012 | #134 | ↑16 |
| 2013 | #106 | ↑28 |
| 2014 | #78 | ↑28 |
| 2015 | #60 | ↑18 |
| 2016 | #41 | ↑19 |
| 2017 | #36 | ↑5 |
| 2018 | #32 | ↑4 |
| 2019 | #27 | ↑5 |
| 2020 | #22 | ↑5 |
| 2021 | #15 | ↑7 |
| 2022 | #16 | ↓1 |
| 2023 | #14 | ↑2 |
| 2024 | #14 | — |
| 2025 | #12 | ↑2 |
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