Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Eleanor

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Eleanor
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

8,497

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

16.1%

2024

7,127

All-time

328,990

Eleanor is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 8,497 girls were named Eleanor.

In 2024, only 7,127 girls were given the name.

All told, about 328,990 Americans have been named Eleanor and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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