How Many People Are Named Eleonore?
An estimated 392 people in the United States have the first name Eleonore. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Eleonore peaked in popularity in 1923 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eleonore 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 Eleonore paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
392
About 1 in 874,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1923
33 births
Total Registered
1,074
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eleonore
Eleonore is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,074 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eleonore as a female name
Ranked #6,686 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (33 births)
Eleonore: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eleonore span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 268 babies were registered. While Eleonore is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Eleonore by Decade
How has Eleonore 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.
Eleonore by State
Birth registrations for Eleonore span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, California. On average, about 36 Eleonores were registered per state.
Eleonore + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eleonore as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Eleonore
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Eleonore: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eleonore?
We estimate approximately 392 people named Eleonore 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 874,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Eleonore a common name?
Eleonore is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,074 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eleonore most popular?
Eleonore reached peak popularity in 1923, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eleonore is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eleonore a female name?
Eleonore is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eleonore Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eleonore Smith, Eleonore Johnson, Eleonore 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me