Lenore Girl

How popular is Lenore?

#1,962 girl name in 2025

98 baby girls were named Lenore in the US in 2025, making it the 1962nd most popular girl name.

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9,752living people named Lenore (est.)
69median age of people named Lenore
22,974babies named Lenore since 1880
1 in 33,830US babies born in 2025

Lenore popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,962 for girls (▲ 49 from 2024)
Babies in 202598 girls
10-year trendRising (+44% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,619 in 2015, #3,606 in 2020
Peak year1926 (460 girls)
Highest rank#309 in 1915
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Lenore is most popular

Babies named Lenore per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
  2. Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  3. Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
  4. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
  5. Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Lenore by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s218#354
1890s544#327
1900s937#312
1910s2,778#309
1920s4,254#311
1930s3,602#315
1940s3,266#373
1950s2,775#472
1960s1,927#630
1970s1,030#777
1980s352#1,767
1990s157#3,811
2000s161#6,123
2010s511#2,482
2020s456#1,962

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Questions

Is Lenore a boy or girl name?
Lenore is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lenore were girls.
How popular is the name Lenore?
98 baby girls were named Lenore in the US in 2025, making it the 1962nd most popular girl name.
When was Lenore most popular?
Lenore peaked in 1926, when 460 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #309 in 1915.
How many people are named Lenore?
22,974 babies have been named Lenore in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,752 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
Where is Lenore most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Lenore was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.