How Many People Are Named Elinor?
An estimated 6,140 people in the United States have the first name Elinor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Elinor peaked in popularity in 1920 with 656 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elinor 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 Elinor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,140
About 1 in 55,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1920
656 births
Total Registered
21,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elinor
Elinor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,496 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elinor as a female name
Ranked #1,502 in 2024
144 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (656 births)
Elinor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elinor span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,761 babies were registered. Elinor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elinor by Decade
How has Elinor 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.
Elinor by State
Birth registrations for Elinor span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Vermont, Idaho, Arizona. On average, about 353 Elinors were registered per state.
Elinor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elinor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elinor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elinor?
We estimate approximately 6,140 people named Elinor 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 55,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Elinor a common name?
Elinor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elinor most popular?
Elinor reached peak popularity in 1920, when 656 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elinor is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elinor a female name?
Elinor is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elinor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elinor Smith, Elinor Johnson, Elinor 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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