Girls name
Eleanor
Eleanor is a girls' name given to 317,070 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1920 with 8,496 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 2nd among girls names in Wisconsin in 2025.
Which states favor Eleanor
Eleanor by state
Top states by all-time births named Eleanor. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 37,261 | #34 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 33,418 | #17 (2025) |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 18,881 | #14 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 18,364 | #13 (2025) |
| 5 | California | 17,781 | #47 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 15,633 | #6 (2025) |
| 7 | New Jersey | 14,067 | #74 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 13,226 | #4 (2025) |
| 9 | Texas | 10,791 | #30 (2025) |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7,611 | #4 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 7,450 | #10 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 7,382 | #8 (2025) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 7,112 | #2 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 6,292 | #3 (2025) |
| 15 | Georgia | 6,284 | #13 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 6,196 | #4 (2025) |
| 17 | Connecticut | 6,166 | #15 (2025) |
| 18 | Maryland | 5,331 | #16 (2025) |
| 19 | Washington | 5,093 | #8 (2025) |
| 20 | Florida | 5,086 | #35 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).