Meaning of the nameEleonor
- Unisex
- E-le-o-nor
Eleonor is a name used mostly by women, linked to Eleanor, a name of debated origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,285 people named Eleonor, the 6,995th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Eleonor is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,285
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,995
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,500
- people
Eleonor in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eleonor, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (289 people).
1,127 women 158 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Eleonor is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eleonor in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 365 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eleonor
Behind the Name treats Eleonor as a Swedish variant of Eleanor. According to Wiktionary, Eleanor perhaps comes from Latin alia, 'other', added to the name Aenor, 'the other Aenor'; there is also a hypothesis of Arabic origin, nūr, 'light'. Because the origin of Eleanor is debated, no meaning is assigned to Eleonor. Wiktionary lists Leonor as the Portuguese form of Eleanor. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,285 people named Eleonor, mostly women, with a group of men as well, and the name appears in every birth decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Heleonor as an alternative spelling.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Eleonor · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Eleanor · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eleonor · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eleonor
What does the name Eleonor mean?
The meaning of Eleonor is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Eleonor in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,285 people with the first name Eleonor, which ranks it number 6,995 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Eleonor a boy's or a girl's name?
Eleonor is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,127 women and 158 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eleonor most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Eleonor (365 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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