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.

Elnora

#1,006 most common girls' name of all time · #1,807 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,006
Rank overall
#1,807 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,390
Since 2016
211
Peak year
1924 #259
Best rank
#223 1882
Girls Boys peak 639/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elnora 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 17 — 17 #6,549
2024 23 — 23 #5,443
2023 34 — 34 #4,193
2022 25 — 25 #5,172
2021 21 — 21 #5,748
2020 14 — 14 #7,560
2019 19 — 19 #6,179
2018 9 — 9 #10,546
2017 29 — 29 #4,695
2016 20 — 20 #6,186
2015 20 — 20 #6,236
2014 14 — 14 #8,054
2013 11 — 11 #9,612
2012 18 — 18 #6,874
2011 13 — 13 #8,614
2010 10 — 10 #10,452
2009 10 — 10 #10,681
2008 9 — 9 #11,601
2007 10 — 10 #10,818
2006 10 — 10 #10,612
2005 7 — 7 #13,011
2004 12 — 12 #8,720
2003 7 — 7 #12,410
2002 7 — 7 #12,189
2001 5 — 5 #15,353
2000 7 — 7 #11,805
1999 7 — 7 #11,386
1998 8 — 8 #10,127
1997 5 — 5 #13,727
1996 9 — 9 #8,813
1995 7 — 7 #10,516
1994 12 — 12 #7,100
1993 9 — 9 #8,720
1992 14 — 14 #6,316
1991 15 — 15 #5,950
1990 11 — 11 #7,308
1989 10 — 10 #7,452
1988 21 — 21 #4,173
1987 17 — 17 #4,662
1986 16 — 16 #4,725
1985 14 — 14 #5,081
1984 16 — 16 #4,484
1983 19 — 19 #3,950
1982 19 — 19 #4,027
1981 27 — 27 #3,147
1980 23 — 23 #3,509
1979 23 — 23 #3,442
1978 16 — 16 #4,242
1977 15 — 15 #4,427
1976 18 — 18 #3,679
1975 32 — 32 #2,456
1974 26 — 26 #2,757
1973 24 — 24 #2,831
1972 35 — 35 #2,173
1971 32 — 32 #2,376
1970 41 — 41 #2,018
1969 32 — 32 #2,254
1968 45 — 45 #1,750
1967 41 — 41 #1,822
1966 57 — 57 #1,463
1965 66 — 66 #1,351
1964 58 — 58 #1,482
1963 64 — 64 #1,392
1962 93 — 93 #1,127
1961 91 — 91 #1,156
1960 99 — 99 #1,081
1959 104 — 104 #1,048
1958 101 — 101 #1,042
1957 119 — 119 #942
1956 111 — 111 #956
1955 117 — 117 #907
1954 143 — 143 #782
1953 155 — 155 #730
1952 157 — 157 #710
1951 150 — 150 #712
1950 182 — 182 #630
1949 200 — 200 #585
1948 214 — 214 #569
1947 205 — 205 #596
1946 196 — 196 #570
1945 214 — 214 #499
1944 205 — 205 #502
1943 244 — 244 #470
1942 267 — 267 #450
1941 249 — 249 #433
1940 275 — 275 #415
1939 293 — 293 #387
1938 312 — 312 #372
1937 320 — 320 #361
1936 306 — 306 #361
1935 371 5 376 #327
1934 320 — 320 #352
1933 327 — 327 #345
1932 398 5 403 #321
1931 339 — 339 #347
1930 376 — 376 #334
1929 415 5 420 #320
1928 452 — 452 #310
1927 480 5 485 #306
1926 487 — 487 #302
1925 545 — 545 #286
1924 639 — 639 #259
1923 580 — 580 #267
1922 584 — 584 #266
1921 616 7 623 #268
1920 607 — 607 #265
1919 576 — 576 #265
1918 579 — 579 #262
1917 570 — 570 #261
1916 550 — 550 #259
1915 467 — 467 #273
1914 426 — 426 #252
1913 353 — 353 #250
1912 315 — 315 #251
1911 202 — 202 #271
1910 241 — 241 #248
1909 211 — 211 #244
1908 170 — 170 #271
1907 163 — 163 #270
1906 168 — 168 #252
1905 189 — 189 #227
1904 155 — 155 #253
1903 132 — 132 #268
1902 162 — 162 #239
1901 116 — 116 #277
1900 182 — 182 #235
1899 109 — 109 #275
1898 105 — 105 #303
1897 86 — 86 #314
1896 106 — 106 #284
1895 94 — 94 #296
1894 83 — 83 #301
1893 79 — 79 #308
1892 98 — 98 #266
1891 78 — 78 #282
1890 76 — 76 #286
1889 77 — 77 #271
1888 82 — 82 #254
1887 71 — 71 #249
1886 45 — 45 #312
1885 55 — 55 #266
1884 64 — 64 #238
1883 36 — 36 #291
1882 60 — 60 #223
1881 47 — 47 #229
1880 42 — 42 #238