Eleanora
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Shining Light. Variant Of Helen.
- Origin
- Spanish
Eleanora Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,008 baby girls have been named Eleanora. The name peaked in 2024 with 304 US births that year (rank #886). In 2024, ranked #886 nationally.
Top States for Eleanora
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Eleanora births are: New York (516), Pennsylvania (437), Ohio (325).
Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Eleanora
If you like Eleanora's Spanish origin, consider these related names: Abran, Abril, Adana, Adelita, Adella. Browse all Spanish names →
8-Letter Names Starting with E
Names with Eleanora's exact length and starting letter: Eadignes, Eadweald, Eadweard, Ealasaid, Ealdwode.
Quick Facts About Eleanora
US Popularity History (2023–2025)
Annual US births named Eleanora by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 313 girls named Eleanora (girl rank #865 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Eleanora Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Eleanora the strongest states are Oregon, Minnesota, Michigan.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #557 | 25 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #660 | 66 |
| 3 | Michigan | #667 | 113 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | #675 | 66 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #676 | 69 |
| 6 | Indiana | #679 | 48 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | #684 | 90 |
| 8 | Missouri | #700 | 55 |
| 9 | Kentucky | #720 | 22 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #751 | 22 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | #922 | 48 |
| 2 | New York | #852 | 115 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #839 | 65 |
| 4 | Illinois | #837 | 71 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #808 | 27 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #794 | 26 |
| 7 | Washington | #793 | 65 |
| 8 | Ohio | #781 | 111 |
| 9 | Colorado | #757 | 35 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #751 | 22 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Eleanora in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleonora | Light | Female | Italian |
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Compare Eleanora to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Eleanora against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).