How Many People Are Named Elinora?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Elinora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Elinora peaked in popularity in 1927 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elinora 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 Elinora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1927
14 births
Total Registered
323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elinora
Elinora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elinora as a female name
Ranked #12,492 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (14 births)
Elinora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elinora span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 86 babies were registered. While Elinora is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elinora by Decade
How has Elinora 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.
Elinora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elinora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elinora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elinora?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Elinora 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 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Elinora a common name?
Elinora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elinora most popular?
Elinora reached peak popularity in 1927, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elinora is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elinora a female name?
Elinora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elinora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elinora Smith, Elinora Johnson, Elinora 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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