NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Elinor Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Elinor: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 21,640 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
21,640
Peak year
1920 #257
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-0.1%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201199#1987
2012134#1614
2013120#1728
2014144#1520
2015165#1410
2016171#1374
2017165#1392
2018159#1406
2019162#1386
2020144#1487
2021172#1313
2022176#1339
2023164#1374
2024146#1492
2025142#1502

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1920

NY
73
PA
71
MA
63
IL
42
OH
34
MI
30

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