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Eleanor

Pronounced EH1 L AH0 N AO0 R (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1920
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Eleanor?

Eleanor is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 329,635 children — the 133rd most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1920, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1920, when 8,497 children were given it.

02,5005,0007,50010,00018901920195019802010
1920Girls: 8,497Boys: 10

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
EH1 L AH0 N AO0 R · EH1 L AH0 N ER0
Stress pattern:
100 · 100
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Eleanor

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Eleanor

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Eleanor?
Eleanor ranks 133rd among girls' names in US records, with 329,635 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 61,341.
Is Eleanor a unisex name?
No. Eleanor is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Eleanor most popular?
1920, when 8,497 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.