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Eleanor

in the US

There are 124,601 people with the first name "Eleanor" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Eleanor 355
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  1. is 351st most common Lauren
  2. is 352nd most common Kay
  3. is 353rd most common Esther
  4. is 354th most common Edith
  5. is 355th most common Eleanor
  6. is 356th most common Pauline
  7. is 357th most common Dianne
  8. is 358th most common Tara
  9. is 359th most common Eva

Similar Names and Nicknames

Eleanore, Eleanora, Eleaner, Elmer, Elinor, Eleamor, Eleannor, Elnora, Eleamar, Eleanorr

Most Common Last Names for Eleanor

Smith, Johnson, Brown, Miller, Jones, Williams, Davis, Wilson, Anderson, Thompson

Meaning & History

(female) From an Old French respelling of the Old Provençal name Alienor. This has sometimes been taken as a derivative of Helen, but it is more probably of Germanic derivation (the first element being ali ‘other, foreign’ the second is obscure). The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), who came from Aquitaine in south-west France to be the wife of King Henry II. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, the wife of Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I.

Variants: Ellenor, Elinor. Elenor.

short forms: Nell, Ellen.

pet forms: Nellie, Nelly.

Recent Searches for "Eleanor" in the US

Since June 2009
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Eleanor Smith (704 searches)
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