Eleanora

What Eleanora means

Variant of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”

variant of Eleanor || The first known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Provençal Aliénor, perhaps from Latin alia (“other”) and her mother's name Aenor, its meaning thereby said to be “the other Aenor”.

Source: Wiktionary, “Eleanora” (revision 91018892) and “Eleanor” (revision 89333856), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Eleanora?

US: Rising: up from #1470 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1865 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 313 girls got the name (#862 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 5,135 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 6,030 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 5,964 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in OR (0.54 per 1,000 girls), IA (0.51 per 1,000 girls), PA (0.43 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Eleanora is #862 in the US and #845 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Eleanora were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Eleonora95 US · 38 E&W
• Elianora7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Eleanora

Girls

• Hazel#21From the word “hazel”^*
• Ember#154Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #366 in 2015, #154 in 2025
• Nora#20Form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”^*
• Eloise#49Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Aurora#15Italian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”^*
• Charlotte#2Form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*

For a brother

• Leo#19“lion”^*
• Roman#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #42 in 2025
• Oliver#3Editor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records
• Henry#5Editor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records
• Arlo#148Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #15 vs #148 in 2025
• Thiago#50Portuguese, meaning “natal, relating to birth”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Eleanora’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.