How Many People Are Named Elanor?
An estimated 1,451 people in the United States have the first name Elanor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Elanor peaked in popularity in 2023 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elanor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elanor paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Elanor is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,451
About 1 in 236,219 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2023
129 births
Total Registered
1,802
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elanor
Elanor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,802 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elanor as a female name
Ranked #1,787 in 2024
112 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (129 births)
Elanor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elanor span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 517 babies were registered. Elanor remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Elanor by Decade
How has Elanor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elanor by State
Birth registrations for Elanor span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Oregon, New York, Kentucky. On average, about 14 Elanors were registered per state.
Elanor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elanor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elanor
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elanor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elanor?
We estimate approximately 1,451 people named Elanor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 236,219 Americans share this first name.
Is Elanor a common name?
Elanor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,802 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elanor most popular?
Elanor reached peak popularity in 2023, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elanor is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elanor a female name?
Elanor is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elanor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elanor Smith, Elanor Johnson, Elanor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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