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Elnora
OriginEnglish variation of Eleanora, meaning unknown
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#6617
2025 SSA
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Elnora
Elnora is best known as the name of the heroine of the early 20th century novel A Girl of the Limberlost. While Elnora might plausibly have many derivations, the most logical is that isn't a contracted form of Eleanora, the Latinate variation of Eleanor.
Elnora is also given to boys.
Pronounced el-NOR-uh.
As of October 2026, Elnora ranked #3822 for boys in US births in 1935 and #6617 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3624 for boys in 1921 and #221 for girls in 1882.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #3,822
Girls #4,216
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #4,721 | 29 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #4,216 | 34 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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