Is Elinor a boy or girl name?
Elinor is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 144 girls and 0 boys were named Elinor, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 21,496 US babies named Elinor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,502
- Babies named Elinor since 1880
- 21,496
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 656 babies
Boys and girls named Elinor, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 137 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 277 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 656 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 4,010 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,761 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,762 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,829 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 837 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 417 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 217 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 405 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 733 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,424 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 799 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,502 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,374 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,343 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,312 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,487 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,386 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,391 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,374 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,410 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,520 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,728 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,614 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,987 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,913 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,107 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 102 | #2,036 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,316 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,466 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,608 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,403 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,532 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,293 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,643 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,914 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,263 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,541 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,628 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,767 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,398 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,923 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,446 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,898 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,466 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,416 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,272 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,826 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,650 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,379 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,508 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,101 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,946 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,216 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,088 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,751 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,371 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,889 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,516 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,317 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,033 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,700 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,412 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,684 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,725 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,267 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,447 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,391 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,109 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,810 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,843 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,655 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,634 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,484 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,340 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,481 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,439 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,316 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,163 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,064 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,135 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 100 | #946 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 121 | #832 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 110 | #856 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 87 | #973 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 125 | #772 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 129 | #748 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 131 | #749 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 155 | #633 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 121 | #676 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 162 | #576 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 204 | #524 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 262 | #458 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 255 | #430 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 285 | #407 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 267 | #413 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 301 | #385 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 298 | #373 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 340 | #339 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 354 | #336 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 409 | #310 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 441 | #288 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 377 | #327 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 466 | #288 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 509 | #296 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 527 | #281 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 523 | #287 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 604 | #269 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 607 | #271 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 542 | #287 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 595 | #268 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 556 | #273 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 539 | #277 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 612 | #269 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 656 | #257 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 589 | #263 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 571 | #265 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 548 | #265 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 580 | #252 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 508 | #259 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 358 | #275 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 279 | #281 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 268 | #275 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 176 | #295 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 133 | #344 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 116 | #336 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 91 | #378 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 100 | #355 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 69 | #411 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 61 | #430 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 52 | #453 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 40 | #505 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 34 | #562 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 41 | #469 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 52 | #470 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 27 | #597 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 39 | #494 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 34 | #500 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 34 | #507 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 24 | #628 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 27 | #562 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 34 | #457 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 15 | #771 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 20 | #595 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 23 | #552 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 24 | #519 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 21 | #554 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 11 | #704 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #559 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 18 | #508 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #593 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #770 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #609 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #642 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #596 |
Highest rank
Elinor has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #252 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elinor
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.