Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ellinore isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellinore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 151
- 0 boys · 151 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,704 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,704 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ellinore’s family of names
Ellinore may belong to the same name family as Elinore. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Ellinore, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elle
“shining light” · “the shining light”
>99% girls
Elora
“God is my light”
>99% girls
Elodie
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>99% girls
Evelynn
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls
Evie
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls
Eliza
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Elaina
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Everleigh
“from the boar's meadow”
>99% girls