NameTides

Elinor

Elinor was the #1,500 girls' name in the US in 2025 (142 babies), and #1,197 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Elinor as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elinor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Elinor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,500 (142)#1,197 (27)———#1,974 (11)
2024#1,492 (146)#1,491 (21)———#2,445 (8)
2023#1,373 (164)#1,108 (30)———#1,582 (14)
2022#1,336 (176)#1,245 (26)———#1,989 (10)
2021#1,312 (172)#1,128 (30)———#1,381 (17)
2020#1,485 (144)#1,044 (32)#765 (3)——#1,662 (13)
2019#1,383 (162)#996 (35)———#1,922 (11)
2018#1,406 (159)#1,136 (30)———#1,996 (10)
2017#1,392 (165)#1,063 (33)———#1,673 (13)
2016#1,371 (171)#861 (43)———#1,906 (11)
2015#1,409 (165)#965 (37)#653 (4)——#1,874 (11)
2014#1,519 (144)#1,155 (30)———#1,151 (22)
2013#1,725 (120)#1,098 (32)———#2,204 (9)
2012#1,612 (134)#955 (38)———#1,531 (15)
2011#1,982 (99)#973 (36)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1916 at #252.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elinor is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elinor by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,165NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Elinor (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElinorCanadaGirls#1,97411
ElinorEngland & WalesGirls#1,19727
ElinorIrelandGirls—too few
ElinorNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElinorScotlandGirls—too few
ElinorUSGirls#1,500142