Leonore
Leonore was the 12626th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 724th; the most babies were born in 1928 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,230 places. More babies were named Leonore in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,626 girls, down 2,655 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192870 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,313babies recorded
Leonore popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,626 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,971 | 10 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,807 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,640 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,063 | 11 |
| 1950 | #3,155 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,820 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,188 | 40 |
| 1920 | #1,046 | 51 |
| 1910 | #1,017 | 19 |
| 1900 | #849 | 20 |
| 1890 | #1,429 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leonore, counting every spelling?
Leonore is a spelling of Leonor, 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 Leonore?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leonore (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leonore 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leonore.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leonore?
About 600 people born in the US named Leonore are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 53 and 81. That makes Leonore a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leonore: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leonore, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leonore
How popular is the name Leonore?
Leonore was the 12626th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 724th; the most babies were born in 1928 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,230 places. More babies were named Leonore in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leonore a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonore in the US.