Eleanora
Girl name · #863 in 2025 · Rare
Eleanora ranks #863 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 313 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1470, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,751 girls born in 2025 was named Eleanora.
Babies named Eleanora per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Eleanora first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 313 babies and a rank of #862. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eleanora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Eleanora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Eleanora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Eleanora is most common
Geography matters for names, and Eleanora is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Eleanora is most common in PA (0.4 per 1,000), MI (0.4 per 1,000), MA (0.4 per 1,000), AZ (0.4 per 1,000), NY (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Eleanora is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Eleanora
Statistically, parents drawn to Eleanora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eliora, Eleonora, Theodora, Liora, and Zamora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eleanora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 313 | #862 |
| 2024 | 304 | #887 |
| 2023 | 278 | #944 |
| 2022 | 250 | #1026 |
| 2021 | 256 | #1000 |
| 2020 | 232 | #1067 |
| 2019 | 222 | #1103 |
| 2018 | 249 | #1035 |
| 2017 | 251 | #1030 |
| 2016 | 219 | #1149 |
| 2015 | 156 | #1470 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1590 |
| 2013 | 96 | #2020 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2597 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2483 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2976 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4571 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3859 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4213 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4811 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4487 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eleanora a popular girl name?
Eleanora ranked #863 among girls in 2025 with 313 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1470.
When was the name Eleanora most popular?
Eleanora peaked in 2025, when 313 American girls received the name (ranked #862 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eleanora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,751 newborn American girls was named Eleanora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.