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Eleanore

“Variant of Eleanor — The other Aenor (from Latin alia); root sense riches and fame” — Old Provencal/Latin, ultimately Germanic; Arabic light also suggested origin

Girl's name · #1396 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Eleanore has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #225 (1916) · 18,724 babies named Eleanore all-time · 1 in 10,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eleanores

Eleanore Griffin — American screenwriter (1904-1995)
Eleanore Whitney — American actress (1917-1983)
Eleanore Sullivan — Italian courtesan
Eleanore Pettersen — American architect (1916–2003)
Eleanore Bouw-Spies — South African politician

What Eleanores become

Among 29 notable people named Eleanore:

Artists & writers appear 2.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eleanore Pettersen, American architect (1916–2003).

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