Gender
Origin
- English
- Shining light. Variant of Helen.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elinor
Pronunciation
e-li-nor
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Katie Couric and Jay Monahan
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #257, 656 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1500, 142 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 142 |
| 2024 | 144 |
| 2023 | 164 |
| 2022 | 175 |
| 2021 | 172 |
| 2020 | 144 |
| 2019 | 162 |
| 2018 | 159 |
| 2017 | 165 |
| 2016 | 171 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #273, 136 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1198, 27 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 43 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #1165, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1081, 33 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2014 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #516, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #286, 11 births); most recent 2020 (rank #765, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #372, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence