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Elenore

/ˈɛlɪnɚ/ · 100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Elenore has been given to about 1,806 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɛlɪnɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 697
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elenore per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 82
  • Born in 202516
  • All time1,806

How popular is Elenore?

Its best year was 1924, when 82 babies were given the name, ranking 824th. The typical living American called Elenore is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Elenore

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eleanore0.88
  2. Lenore0.85
  3. Eleanora0.65
  4. Eleanor0.61
  5. Elinor0.61
  6. Elnora0.61
  7. Essence0.55
  8. Elena0.50

Middle names for Elenore

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elenore Rose0.89
  2. Elenore Marie0.89
  3. Elenore Grace0.89
  4. Elenore Jane0.89
  5. Elenore Louise0.89
  6. Elenore June0.88

Sibling names for Elenore

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilasister · 0.84
  2. Winonasister · 0.82
  3. Luellasister · 0.82
  4. Cleoeither · 0.81
  5. Ambrosebrother · 0.78
  6. Forestbrother · 0.78

Where Elenore is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elenore White0.84
    2. Elenore Nguyen0.84
    3. Elenore Hill0.84
    4. Elenore Hall0.84
    5. Elenore Brown0.84
    6. Elenore Young0.81

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elenore

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.