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    The first name Eleonore

    A girl’s name.

    5 syllables Female

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 7 girls were named Eleonore, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 11 births (#2,314).

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    165
    babies named Eleonore, 1996–2025
    #3,333
    rank in 2025
    2014
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Eleonore with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Eleonore at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Eleonore, the 8,002nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 33 were.

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    1,088
    babies named Eleonore since 1880
    #8,002
    rank in 2025
    1923
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Eleonore

    34 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
      French Salon-holder, 1732–1776
    • Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau
      Duchess of Saxe-Weimar by marriage, 1602–1664
    • Archduchess Eleonore of Austria
      Archduchess of Austria (1582-1620)
    • Eleonore Schwarz
      Austrian singer, born 1936
    • Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach
      Duchess by marriage of Württemberg-Winnental (1663-1724)
    • Eleonore Prochaska
      Female Prussian soldier (1785-1813)
    • Archduchess Eleonore of Austria
      Austrian Imperial and Royal, born 1994
    • Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen
      German noblewoman, 1696–1726
    • Eleonore von Lobkowicz
      (1682-1741) Princess of Schwarzenberg
    • Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg
      Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1600-1657)
    • Marie Gabrielle Éléonore de Bourbon
      French noble (1690-1760)
    • Éléonore de Bourbon
      Dutch princess, 1587–1619

    Questions

    How popular is the name Eleonore?
    In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Eleonore, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2014, with 11 births.
    Is Eleonore a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,088 US babies named Eleonore since 1880 were girls.
    When was Eleonore most popular?
    1923 in the United States, when 33 babies were named Eleonore, its highest rank at 1,402nd.