Leonora
Leonora was the 1772nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 1924 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,645 places. More babies were named Leonora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,772 girls, up 875 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,504babies recorded
Leonora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,772 | 114 |
| 2020 | #2,647 | 64 |
| 2010 | #5,189 | 27 |
| 2000 | #5,413 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,450 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,913 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,848 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,422 | 60 |
| 1950 | #1,096 | 71 |
| 1940 | #865 | 68 |
| 1930 | #766 | 85 |
| 1920 | #667 | 118 |
| 1910 | #597 | 49 |
| 1900 | #535 | 40 |
| 1890 | #420 | 37 |
| 1880 | #314 | 26 |
How popular is Leonora, counting every spelling?
Leonora has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,603 for girls in 2025, against #1,772 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Leonora?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leonora (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leonora 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leonora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leonora?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Leonora are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 12 and 70. That makes Leonora 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.
Leonora by state
How common Leonora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.6×). In 42 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 Leonora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leonora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leonora
How popular is the name Leonora?
Leonora was the 1772nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 1924 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,645 places. More babies were named Leonora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leonora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonora in the US.
Where is Leonora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leonora was most common in New York (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and California.