Leora
Leora was the 1356th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 301st; the most babies were born in 1921 (255). Over the last ten years it has moved up 848 places. More babies were named Leora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,356 girls, up 459 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 163girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,125babies recorded
Leora popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,356 | 163 |
| 2020 | #1,815 | 109 |
| 2010 | #2,468 | 76 |
| 2000 | #2,656 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,774 | 42 |
| 1980 | #2,265 | 44 |
| 1970 | #2,287 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,397 | 62 |
| 1950 | #964 | 88 |
| 1940 | #719 | 94 |
| 1930 | #550 | 154 |
| 1920 | #463 | 214 |
| 1910 | #389 | 104 |
| 1900 | #394 | 71 |
| 1890 | #359 | 51 |
| 1880 | #301 | 28 |
How popular is Leora, counting every spelling?
Leora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,233 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,356 for Leora on its own. Together these spellings went to 172 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leora | 163 | #1,356 | 668 |
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 Leora?
163 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leora (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leora 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 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leora?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Leora are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 11 and 67. That makes Leora 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.
Leora by state
How common Leora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×), New Jersey (3.0×). In 33 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 Leora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leora
How popular is the name Leora?
Leora was the 1356th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 163 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 301st; the most babies were born in 1921 (255). Over the last ten years it has moved up 848 places. More babies were named Leora in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leora in the US.
Where is Leora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leora was most common in New York (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Florida.