Elanor comes from the English / Sindarin tradition, meaning Sun star.
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How popular is Elanor?
2023peak year
The name Elanor reached its peak in 2023, with 129 registrations (ranked #1617). The name has actually been around since 1913 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2421) today, averaging about 80 new babies per year. Elanor has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,802 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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