Names like Eleanor

In 2025, 7,649 girls born in the US were named Eleanor, #12 among girls' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 59 of those 146 years.

The most births in one year were 8,497, in 1920.

Births rose 72% from 4,442 in 2015.

9 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Eleanor's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #126
2. 1890
   #117
3. 1900
   #88
4. 1910
   #55
5. 1920
   #25
6. 1930
   #39
7. 1940
   #68
8. 1950
   #199
9. 1960
   #327
10. 1970
    #519
11. 1980
    #664
12. 1990
    #595
13. 2000
    #373
14. 2010
    #166
15. 2020
    #22
16. 2025
    #12

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Eleanor's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.