Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elinor

#1,002 most common girls' name of all time · #1,796 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,002
Rank overall
#1,796 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,640
Since 2016
1,601
Peak year
1920 #257
Best rank
#252 1916
Girls Boys peak 656/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elinor is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 142 — 142 #1,502
2024 146 — 146 #1,493
2023 164 — 164 #1,375
2022 176 — 176 #1,337
2021 172 — 172 #1,312
2020 144 — 144 #1,485
2019 162 — 162 #1,384
2018 159 — 159 #1,408
2017 165 — 165 #1,392
2016 171 — 171 #1,371
2015 165 — 165 #1,409
2014 144 — 144 #1,520
2013 120 — 120 #1,725
2012 134 — 134 #1,612
2011 99 — 99 #1,983
2010 105 — 105 #1,914
2009 96 — 96 #2,102
2008 102 — 102 #2,033
2007 83 — 83 #2,312
2006 75 — 75 #2,460
2005 65 — 65 #2,608
2004 71 — 71 #2,400
2003 64 — 64 #2,522
2002 71 — 71 #2,288
2001 57 — 57 #2,638
2000 49 — 49 #2,904
1999 66 — 66 #2,259
1998 54 — 54 #2,531
1997 48 — 48 #2,624
1996 44 — 44 #2,761
1995 54 — 54 #2,395
1994 27 — 27 #3,895
1993 32 — 32 #3,427
1992 27 — 27 #3,870
1991 31 — 31 #3,445
1990 22 — 22 #4,384
1989 32 — 32 #3,258
1988 24 — 24 #3,808
1987 24 — 24 #3,628
1986 26 — 26 #3,365
1985 17 — 17 #4,461
1984 28 — 28 #3,076
1983 14 — 14 #4,888
1982 18 — 18 #4,173
1981 28 — 28 #3,071
1980 21 — 21 #3,726
1979 24 — 24 #3,335
1978 28 — 28 #2,865
1977 21 — 21 #3,487
1976 11 — 11 #5,222
1975 18 — 18 #3,639
1974 23 — 23 #3,013
1973 9 — 9 #5,593
1972 30 — 30 #2,404
1971 27 — 27 #2,665
1970 26 — 26 #2,706
1969 32 — 32 #2,257
1968 26 — 26 #2,434
1967 26 — 26 #2,378
1966 31 — 31 #2,094
1965 40 — 40 #1,804
1964 41 — 41 #1,837
1963 48 — 48 #1,650
1962 48 — 48 #1,627
1961 57 — 57 #1,483
1960 68 — 68 #1,338
1959 53 — 53 #1,480
1958 55 — 55 #1,435
1957 65 — 65 #1,319
1956 80 — 80 #1,160
1955 89 — 89 #1,072
1954 76 — 76 #1,135
1953 100 — 100 #944
1952 121 — 121 #832
1951 110 — 110 #856
1950 87 — 87 #973
1949 125 — 125 #772
1948 129 — 129 #749
1947 131 — 131 #749
1946 155 — 155 #632
1945 121 — 121 #673
1944 162 — 162 #578
1943 204 — 204 #525
1942 262 — 262 #458
1941 255 — 255 #430
1940 285 — 285 #408
1939 267 — 267 #413
1938 301 — 301 #385
1937 298 — 298 #373
1936 340 — 340 #339
1935 354 — 354 #336
1934 409 — 409 #310
1933 441 — 441 #288
1932 378 — 378 #327
1931 465 — 465 #289
1930 509 — 509 #296
1929 527 — 527 #281
1928 523 — 523 #287
1927 604 — 604 #269
1926 607 — 607 #271
1925 542 — 542 #287
1924 595 — 595 #268
1923 556 — 556 #273
1922 539 — 539 #277
1921 612 — 612 #270
1920 656 — 656 #257
1919 589 — 589 #263
1918 571 — 571 #265
1917 548 — 548 #265
1916 580 — 580 #252
1915 508 — 508 #259
1914 358 — 358 #275
1913 279 — 279 #282
1912 268 — 268 #275
1911 176 — 176 #296
1910 133 — 133 #344
1909 116 — 116 #336
1908 91 — 91 #377
1907 100 — 100 #356
1906 69 — 69 #412
1905 61 — 61 #431
1904 52 — 52 #453
1903 40 — 40 #509
1902 34 — 34 #564
1901 41 — 41 #471
1900 52 — 52 #472
1899 27 — 27 #598
1898 39 — 39 #497
1897 34 — 34 #502
1896 34 — 34 #510
1895 24 — 24 #626
1894 27 — 27 #562
1893 34 — 34 #460
1892 15 — 15 #769
1891 20 — 20 #597
1890 23 — 23 #553
1889 24 — 24 #527
1888 21 — 21 #554
1887 11 — 11 #699
1886 16 — 16 #561
1885 18 — 18 #514
1884 13 — 13 #593
1883 7 — 7 #760
1882 10 — 10 #608
1881 8 — 8 #643
1880 9 — 9 #596