Leonor
Leonor was the 2267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 725th; the most babies were born in 2024 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,549 places. More babies were named Leonor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,267 girls, up 606 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202493 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,183babies recorded
Leonor popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,267 | 81 |
| 2020 | #2,873 | 57 |
| 2010 | #4,553 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,489 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,331 | 54 |
| 1980 | #2,141 | 48 |
| 1970 | #1,730 | 53 |
| 1960 | #1,439 | 59 |
| 1950 | #1,139 | 66 |
| 1940 | #1,126 | 42 |
| 1930 | #835 | 73 |
| 1920 | #884 | 68 |
| 1910 | #930 | 22 |
| 1900 | #1,658 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leonor, counting every spelling?
Leonor is the most common spelling of a name family that had 88 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 88 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonor | 81 | #2,267 | 336 |
| Leonore | 7 | #12,626 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leonor?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leonor (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leonor born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leonor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leonor?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Leonor are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 23 and 64. That makes Leonor mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leonor by state
How common Leonor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), Florida (1.6×), California (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leonor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leonor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leonor
How popular is the name Leonor?
Leonor was the 2267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 725th; the most babies were born in 2024 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,549 places. More babies were named Leonor in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leonor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonor in the US.
Where is Leonor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leonor was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.