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Origin & history of Eleonor1
Greek roots
Eleonor comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Shining light, mercy, compassion.
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How popular is Eleonor?
2024
peak year
Eleonor first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1909. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 50 babies received the name (ranked #3176). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5584), with roughly 27 babies named Eleonor each year. Eleonor has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 725 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
50
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,176)
(ranked #3,176)
27
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
270
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
725
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Eleonor3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
E5
L3
E5
O6
N5
O6
R9
Sum: 39 → Life path 3
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Personality of Eleonor✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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