How Many People Are Named Elleanor?
An estimated 630 people in the United States have the first name Elleanor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Elleanor peaked in popularity in 2020 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elleanor 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 Elleanor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
630
About 1 in 544,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2020
57 births
Total Registered
671
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elleanor
Elleanor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 671 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elleanor as a female name
Ranked #3,701 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (57 births)
Elleanor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elleanor span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 293 babies were registered. Elleanor remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Elleanor by Decade
How has Elleanor 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.
Elleanor by State
Birth registrations for Elleanor span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in Ohio, Louisiana, Tennessee. On average, about 8 Elleanors were registered per state.
Elleanor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elleanor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elleanor
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Elleanor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elleanor?
We estimate approximately 630 people named Elleanor 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 544,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Elleanor a common name?
Elleanor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 671 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elleanor most popular?
Elleanor reached peak popularity in 2020, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elleanor is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elleanor a female name?
Elleanor is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elleanor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elleanor Smith, Elleanor Johnson, Elleanor 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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