622,504births recorded
28Countries
12Variants
1998Peak · England & Wales
#3Portugal 2023
Eleanor is a girl name family recorded 622,504 times in 28 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#3 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in England & Wales in 1998, at 491.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Eleonore (France, Belgium), Eleonora (Italy), Leonor (Argentina, Portugal).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Eleanor
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | English | 337,323 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12 | 1915 | ▲ 92 % |
| Eleanor | English | 41,352 | 🏴 England & Wales | #56 | 1998 | ▼ 14 % |
| Eleanor | English | 10,431 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #19 | 1936 | ▲ 166 % |
| Eleanor | English | 3,080 | 🇫🇷 France | #514 | 2024 | ▲ 15 % |
| Eleanor | English | 2,762 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #106 | 1968 | ▲ 80 % |
| Eleanor | English | 1,867 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #19 | 1924 | ▲ 174 % |
| Eleonora | Italian | 41,260 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #41 | 2002 | – |
| Eleonora | Italian | 7,086 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1017 | 1976 | ▼ 8 % |
| Eleonora | Italian | 1,975 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #551 | 2003 | ▼ 16 % |
| Eleonora | Italian | 1,651 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2002 | 1892 | ▲ 222 % |
| Eleonora | Italian | 791 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #241 | 2023 | ▼ 5 % |
| Eleonora | Italian | 722 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #180 | 2025 | ▲ 54 % |
| Leonor | Spanish | 21,150 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1584 | 1922 | ▶ 0 % |
| Leonor | Spanish | 10,049 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #3 | 2017 | – |
| Leonor | Spanish | 6,183 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2256 | 1909 | ▲ 126 % |
| Leonor | Spanish | 2,250 | 🇫🇷 France | #673 | 2015 | ▶ 0 % |
| Leonor | Spanish | 911 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #171 | 2015 | ▼ 36 % |
| Leonor | Spanish | 363 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1166 | 2021 | ▲ 64 % |
| Eleonore | German | 29,685 | 🇫🇷 France | #92 | 2025 | ▲ 56 % |
| Eleonore | German | 2,641 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #89 | 2025 | ▲ 56 % |
| Eleonore | German | 2,316 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #30 | 2025 | ▲ 114 % |
| Eleonore | German | 1,088 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 1887 | ▼ 20 % |
| Eleonore | German | 550 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #277 | 2025 | ▲ 141 % |
| Eleonore | German | 193 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #515 | 2024 | ▼ 32 % |
| Elinor | English | 21,640 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1500 | 1916 | ▼ 4 % |
| Elinor | English | 1,600 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1197 | 1996 | ▼ 10 % |
| Elinor | English | 718 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1926 | – |
| Elinor | English | 515 | 🇫🇷 France | #1978 | 2023 | ▼ 28 % |
| Elinor | English | 229 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #885 | 1999 | ▼ 50 % |
| Elinor | English | 73 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2015 | – |
| Eleanore | English | 18,724 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1396 | 1916 | ▲ 94 % |
| Eleanore | English | 3,250 | 🇫🇷 France | #439 | 2025 | ▲ 93 % |
| Eleanore | English | 378 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #856 | 2024 | ▲ 11 % |
| Eleanore | English | 199 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #281 | 2023 | ▲ 87 % |
| Eleanore | English | 161 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1585 | 1936 | new |
| Eleanore | English | 120 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 1996 | ▲ 2 % |
| Leonora | Spanish | 7,504 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1769 | 1888 | ▲ 171 % |
| Leonora | Spanish | 1,270 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | #29 | 2024 | – |
| Leonora | Spanish | 1,113 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1925 | – |
| Leonora | Spanish | 904 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #101 | 2024 | ▲ 56 % |
| Leonora | Spanish | 813 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #168 | 2023 | ▲ 50 % |
| Leonora | Spanish | 587 | 🏴 England & Wales | #561 | 2025 | ▲ 296 % |
| Eleanora | English | 8,322 | 🇺🇸 United States | #862 | 1904 | ▲ 124 % |
| Eleanora | English | 290 | 🏴 England & Wales | #845 | 2025 | ▲ 243 % |
| Eleanora | English | 84 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #823 | 2023 | – |
| Eleanora | English | 15 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2024 | – |
| Eleanora | English | 15 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 2023 | – |
| Eleanora | English | 12 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #812 | 2023 | – |
| Léonore | French | 4,345 | 🇫🇷 France | #285 | 2025 | ▲ 69 % |
| Léonore | French | 2,313 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1906 | ▲ 11 % |
| Léonore | French | 514 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #252 | 2025 | ▲ 105 % |
| Léonore | French | 364 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #386 | 2018 | ▲ 34 % |
| Léonore | French | 180 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #510 | 2024 | ▲ 20 % |
| Léonore | French | 82 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2022 | – |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 2,144 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #195 | 1998 | ▼ 44 % |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 690 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4758 | 1898 | ▲ 15 % |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 49 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2020 | – |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | #6870 | 2025 | new |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1969 | – |
| Ellinor | Swedish | 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2020 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Eleanor ↔ Eleonore — checked by hand
- Eleanor ↔ Leonor — checked by hand
- Eleanor ↔ Eleonora — checked by hand
- Eleanor ↔ Elinor — checked by hand
- Leonora ↔ Leonor — verified against linguistic sources
- Eleanora ↔ Eleanore — verified against linguistic sources
- Eleanora ↔ Eleanor — verified against linguistic sources
- Leonora ↔ Léonore — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Eleanor ↔ Elleanor — spelling variant
- Elinor ↔ Ellinor — spelling variant
- Elinor ↔ Elynor — spelling variant
Questions about Eleanor
How popular is the name Eleanor?
In 2023 it ranked #3 in Portugal. Official registers record 622,504 births across 28 countries.
What is Eleanor in other languages?
Eleonora (Italian); Leonor (Spanish); Eleonore (German); Elinor (English); Eleanore (English); Leonora (Spanish); Eleanora (English); Léonore (French); Ellinor (Swedish); Elleanor (English).
When was Eleanor most popular?
It peaked in England & Wales in 1998, at 491.2 births per 100,000.
Is Eleanor a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Eleanor is a girl name.