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Elinor

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elinor: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #273 to #1491.200020052010201520202025#273#1491
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#273
1997#288
1998#290
1999#370
2000#369
2001#425
2002#450
2003#381
2004#533
2005#545
2006#704
2007#987
2008#618
2009#1105
2010#965
2011#973
2012#955
2013#1098
2014#1155
2015#965
2016#861
2017#1063
2018#1136
2019#996
2020#1044
2021#1128
2022#1245
2023#1108
2024#1491
2025#1197

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 43 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #316 among girls in Norway, #1197 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #243 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 1945.

Elinor's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#119727HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#110830HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#124526HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#112830HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#104432HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#99635HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#113630HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#106333HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#86143HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#96537HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#115530HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#109832HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#95538HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#97336HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#96535HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#110528HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#61860HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#98730HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#70444HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#54561HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#53360HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#38196HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#45070HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#42572HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#36988HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#37087HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#290127HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#288126HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#273136HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#31611HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#30312HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#30812HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4106HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#26214HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#33510HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#35010HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#3879HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5274HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#35912HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#38610HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4308HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4159HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5215HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5106HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5036HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#5116HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4457HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5046HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5525HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5405HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5705HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6234HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6414HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5924HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5714HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#4925HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#5004HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4654HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#4534HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#2969HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3965HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#29110HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3039HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#28110HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#28710HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#24412HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3406HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3157HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3247HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3715HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#2939HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#24312HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Elinor is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Elinor, between 1945 and 2025, in 52 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1945Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1995England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202543#243 in 1945
Republic of Ireland19951#516 in 1995
England and Wales1996–202530#273 in 1996
Northern Ireland20041#372 in 2004

Its high point came 59 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in Northern Ireland (2004).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1975; it appears again in 1986.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Elinor

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.