Over the past 110 years, 275 019 girls and 70 boys have been named Eleanor. The name Eleanor ranks 129th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Eleanor in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Eleanor came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.