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 Name	Popul. 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.