Elnora
English contraction of Eleanora, a Latinized form of Eleanor, which came to England through Eleanor of Aquitaine from Occitan Alienor.
Elnora in 2025
Elnora was given to 17 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 11,487th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 195,020 babies born.
The history of Elnora
Elnora reached its highest point in 1924, when 639 babies were given the name, ranking 474th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 344th, in 1905.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 21,390 babies have been named Elnora. Half of them were born before 1925, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Elnora by decade
| Decade | Babies named Elnora | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 579 | 425 |
| 1890s | 914 | 419 |
| 1900s | 1,648 | 344 |
| 1910s | 4,279 | 387 |
| 1920s | 5,422 | 474 |
| 1930s | 3,372 | 586 |
| 1940s | 2,269 | 741 |
| 1950s | 1,339 | 1,108 |
| 1960s | 646 | 1,805 |
| 1970s | 262 | 3,170 |
| 1980s | 182 | 4,968 |
| 1990s | 97 | 9,473 |
| 2000s | 84 | 14,272 |
| 2010s | 163 | 8,073 |
| 2020s | 134 | 7,360 |
Where Elnora is heading
Elnora has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 20 babies in 2015 to 17 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Elnora is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Elnora
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Elnora.