I have been loving British girl names lately. I have always loved the name [name]Eleanor[/name], but I always thought people may think it’s too old fashioned even with the cute nickname [name]El[/name]. I would love some suggestions and your thoughts on [name]Eleanor[/name]. I have a baby girl due in less than two week, so all help is greaty appreciated!
If you love it go for it! It is not my favourite name but who cares what I think. I love [name]Lucia[/name] in your signature 
[name]Eleanor[/name] doesn’t seem old-fashioned to me. In fact it’s #135 on the SSA list, so I’m thinking a lot of people would consider maybe it not modern, but relevent! It’s a gorgeous, classic name.
Here you go:
Everything you’d want to know about British naming stats from 1996 - 2010. The 2011 names are somewhere too 
I love it. I think it’s just beautiful, and has a lot of possibility–an [name]Eleanor[/name] could be anything, from a professional soccer player to a history teacher to a naturopathic physician to a journalist to a detective to a chef. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
I think it’s a classic, and as for being old fashioned - those kinds of names are becoming popular again, so I wouldn’t worry.
“British” as in popular in [name]Britain[/name]?
[name]Eleanor[/name] is a gorgeous name and I absolutely love it but I’d never use it because I don’t like the way I say it.