Leonora
Girl name · #1769 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 114 baby girls were named Leonora, placing it at #1769 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3389, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,789 girls born in 2025 was named Leonora.
The 145-year story
Leonora first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 26 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1924, when 138 girls were named Leonora — good for #637 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Leonora per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Leonora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Leonora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Leonora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Leonora is most common
Geography matters for names, and Leonora is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Leonora is most common in NY (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.1 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Leonora is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Leonora
Statistically, parents drawn to Leonora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Leora, Lenora, Eudora, Lavinia, and Flora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Leonora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | #1769 |
| 2024 | 92 | #2080 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1890 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2463 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2416 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2631 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2709 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2928 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3139 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3389 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3137 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5013 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4836 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5108 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4677 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4811 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4373 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5744 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5586 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Leonora a popular girl name?
Leonora ranked #1769 among girls in 2025 with 114 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3389.
When was the name Leonora most popular?
Leonora peaked in 1924, when 138 American girls received the name (ranked #637 that year). Since 1924 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Leonora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,789 newborn American girls was named Leonora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.