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Eleanor

Popularity trend for the name Eleanor in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Peak year
2022
Peak count
73
Recent
66/yr
Median age
73 yrs
Trend
+11%

Eleanor at a glance

Eleanor reached its highest rank of #50 for girls in 2022. In 2025, 65 babies were registered as Eleanor, ranking #54 for girls. Its popularity has stayed fairly steady over the last few years. Eleanor is used mainly for girls.

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.