Eleanor

Meaning and origin of Eleanor

Popularity of Eleanor in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Eleanor has been stable (+1.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eleanor every 7.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Eleanor in English-speaking countries

Eleanor ranks 13^th in United States, 25^th in Ontario (Canada) and 29^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 608^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  29^th girls’ name208 babies in 3 years1 girl in 191+10.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  25^th girls’ name754 babies in 3 years1 girl in 205+6.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  54^th girls’ name197 babies in 3 years1 girl in 213+5.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  13^th girls’ name21,561 babies in 3 years1 girl in 224+4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  58^th girls’ name2,210 babies in 3 years1 girl in 347−3.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  121^st girls’ name112 babies in 3 years1 girl in 486+2.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  122^nd girls’ name117 babies in 3 years1 girl in 554+3.3% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  159^th girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 662

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eleanor, Eléanor and Éléanor are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Eléanor145
• Éléanor110
• Eléanore (in French)320
• Éléanore (in French)300
• Eleanore (in French)50
• Héléanore10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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