Eleanora
Eleanora or Eleonora is a female given name, a variant of the name Eleanor.
Meaning & Origin of Eleanora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eleanora or Eleonora is a female given name, a variant of the name Eleanor.
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The Story of Eleanora
Eleanora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 312 Eleanoras were born — ranking #866 that year. As of 2026, Eleanora ranks #866 for baby girls with 312 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Eleanoras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eleanora
Eleanora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Eleanora's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #484. Use the chart and map above to compare Eleanora's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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