Names / Girl names
Elinor
Current rank
#1,502
holding steady
All-time peak
#252
in 1916
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
21,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #252 in 1916 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Austen-like, restrained, and graceful. It is a spelling of Eleanor, with debated meaning. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1880. It crested in 1916 at #252. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Across all years, more than 21,600 children have been named this.