Leonora Girl

How popular is Leonora?

#1,769 girl name in 2025

114 baby girls were named Leonora in the US in 2025, making it the 1769th most popular girl name.

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3,462living people named Leonora (est.)
53median age of people named Leonora
7,504babies named Leonora since 1880
1 in 29,082US babies born in 2025

Leonora popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,769 for girls (▲ 311 from 2024)
Babies in 2025114 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+143% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,389 in 2015, #2,631 in 2020
Peak year1924 (138 girls)
Highest rank#309 in 1880
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 Leonora is most popular

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

  1. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (58 girls)
  2. Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
  3. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (55 girls)
  4. Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
  5. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (41 girls)

Leonora by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s252#309
1890s373#409
1900s336#513
1910s916#507
1920s1,262#609
1930s718#717
1940s607#851
1950s610#1,089
1960s513#1,416
1970s360#1,805
1980s230#2,866
1990s151#4,375
2000s228#4,369
2010s426#2,709
2020s522#1,769

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Questions

Is Leonora a boy or girl name?
Leonora is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Leonora were girls.
How popular is the name Leonora?
114 baby girls were named Leonora in the US in 2025, making it the 1769th most popular girl name.
When was Leonora most popular?
Leonora peaked in 1924, when 138 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #309 in 1880.
How many people are named Leonora?
7,504 babies have been named Leonora in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Where is Leonora most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Leonora was most common in New York, 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.