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Elinor Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elinor?

The uncommon name Elinor was the 1,399th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Elinor, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #252 in 1916.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 656 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Elinor was 7 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elinor occurred roughly during the years 1886-1889, 1890-1893, 1897-1900, 1901-1916, 1975-1978, 1992-1995, 1996-1999, 2005-2008, and 2009-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1942-1945, and 1955-1958.

Where is the name Elinor popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

Elinor's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Elinor for their newborn has risen.

The name Elinor is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Elinor (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 159 1,399
2017 164 1,397
2016 171 1,373
2015 165 1,409
2014 144 1,519
2013 120 1,725
2012 134 1,614
2011 99 1,984
2010 105 1,912
2009 96 2,105
2008 102 2,033
2007 83 2,313
2006 74 2,487
2005 65 2,608
2004 71 2,399
2003 64 2,532
2002 71 2,291
2001 57 2,639
2000 49 2,910
1999 66 2,263
1998 54 2,540
1997 48 2,626
1996 44 2,767
1995 54 2,397
1994 27 3,923
1993 32 3,446
1992 27 3,896
1991 31 3,469
1990 22 4,415
1989 32 3,272
1988 24 3,827
1987 24 3,649
1986 26 3,379
1985 17 4,509
1984 27 3,167
1983 14 4,947
1982 18 4,216
1981 28 3,085
1980 21 3,748
1979 24 3,372
1978 28 2,890
1977 21 3,514
1976 11 5,317
1975 18 3,672
1974 23 3,031
1973 9 5,698
1972 30 2,414
1971 27 2,684
1970 26 2,724
1969 32 2,267
1968 26 2,445
1967 26 2,389
1966 31 2,106
1965 40 1,809
1964 41 1,845
1963 48 1,654
1962 48 1,633
1961 57 1,484
1960 68 1,342
1959 53 1,481
1958 55 1,437
1957 64 1,321
1956 80 1,163
1955 91 1,056
1954 76 1,135
1953 100 946
1952 121 833
1951 110 856
1950 87 973
1949 125 772
1948 129 749
1947 131 748
1946 155 633
1945 121 676
1944 162 576
1943 204 524
1942 262 458
1941 255 429
1940 285 408
1939 267 413
1938 301 385
1937 298 373
1936 340 339
1935 354 336
1934 409 310
1933 441 288
1932 377 327
1931 465 289
1930 509 296
1929 527 281
1928 524 287
1927 604 269
1926 607 271
1925 542 287
1924 595 268
1923 556 273
1922 539 277
1921 612 269
1920 656 257
1919 589 263
1918 571 265
1917 548 265
1916 580 252
1915 508 259
1914 358 275
1913 279 281
1912 268 275
1911 176 295
1910 133 344
1909 116 336
1908 91 378
1907 100 355
1906 69 411
1905 61 430
1904 52 453
1903 40 505
1902 34 562
1901 41 469
1900 52 470
1899 27 597
1898 39 494
1897 34 500
1896 34 507
1895 24 628
1894 27 562
1893 34 457
1892 15 771
1891 20 595
1890 23 552
1889 24 519
1888 21 554
1887 11 704
1886 16 559
1885 18 508
1884 13 593
1883 7 770
1882 10 609
1881 8 642
1880 9 596

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.