Leonora is an uncommon variant of Lenora that peaked in 1924 and remains in steady use.
Leonora is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,772 for girl births in the United States (and #3,242 across all names), given to 114 babies. Leonora was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (138 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | 114 | #1,772 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | #2,090 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | #1,899 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | #2,432 |
| 2020 | 64 | 64 | #2,647 |
| 2019 | 63 | 63 | #2,719 |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #2,951 |
| 2017 | 46 | 46 | #3,422 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #3,167 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #3,417 |
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | #3,167 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #5,083 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #4,917 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,144 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #5,189 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #4,757 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,778 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #5,174 |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | #4,899 |
| 2005 | 31 | 31 | #4,435 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #5,872 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #5,709 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #6,900 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,831 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,413 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,695 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,367 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #6,045 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,547 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,835 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,510 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #5,348 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #5,389 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,304 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #4,450 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,842 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | #3,358 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #4,785 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #3,827 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #3,374 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,254 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | #3,627 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,627 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #3,578 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,913 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,144 |
| 1978 | 39 | — | #2,334 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,284 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #2,968 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | #2,925 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 43 | — | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | #2,159 |
| 1971 | 49 | — | #1,815 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,848 |
| 1969 | 51 | — | #1,698 |
| 1968 | 51 | — | #1,616 |
| 1967 | 43 | — | #1,773 |
| 1966 | 42 | — | #1,753 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | #1,971 |
| 1964 | 57 | — | #1,513 |
| 1963 | 59 | — | #1,454 |
| 1962 | 55 | — | #1,519 |
| 1961 | 60 | — | #1,447 |
| 1960 | 60 | — | #1,422 |
| 1959 | 58 | — | #1,410 |
| 1958 | 72 | — | #1,258 |
| 1957 | 62 | — | #1,350 |
| 1956 | 77 | — | #1,189 |
| 1955 | 67 | — | #1,238 |
| 1954 | 53 | — | #1,389 |
| 1953 | 46 | — | #1,451 |
| 1952 | 57 | — | #1,263 |
| 1951 | 47 | — | #1,373 |
| 1950 | 71 | — | #1,096 |
| 1949 | 64 | — | #1,138 |
| 1948 | 65 | — | #1,109 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | #1,213 |
| 1946 | 61 | — | #1,095 |
| 1945 | 45 | — | #1,181 |
| 1944 | 46 | — | #1,166 |
| 1943 | 63 | — | #1,000 |
| 1942 | 66 | — | #965 |
| 1941 | 73 | — | #853 |
| 1940 | 68 | — | #865 |
| 1939 | 57 | — | #932 |
| 1938 | 63 | — | #894 |
| 1937 | 84 | — | #744 |
| 1936 | 66 | — | #832 |
| 1935 | 58 | — | #907 |
| 1934 | 86 | — | #721 |
| 1933 | 74 | — | #765 |
| 1932 | 72 | — | #804 |
| 1931 | 73 | — | #795 |
| 1930 | 85 | — | #766 |
| 1929 | 117 | — | #646 |
| 1928 | 120 | — | #643 |
| 1927 | 137 | — | #610 |
| 1926 | 132 | — | #622 |
| 1925 | 136 | — | #628 |
| 1924 | 138 | — | #638 |
| 1923 | 120 | — | #679 |
| 1922 | 120 | — | #663 |
| 1921 | 124 | — | #664 |
| 1920 | 118 | — | #667 |
| 1919 | 113 | — | #659 |
| 1918 | 133 | — | #614 |
| 1917 | 95 | — | #710 |
| 1916 | 117 | — | #627 |
| 1915 | 110 | — | #626 |
| 1914 | 86 | — | #620 |
| 1913 | 83 | — | #565 |
| 1912 | 63 | — | #626 |
| 1911 | 67 | — | #509 |
| 1910 | 49 | — | #597 |
| 1909 | 37 | — | #655 |
| 1908 | 40 | — | #597 |
| 1907 | 34 | — | #643 |
| 1906 | 25 | — | #736 |
| 1905 | 25 | — | #721 |
| 1904 | 29 | — | #649 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | #544 |
| 1902 | 35 | — | #552 |
| 1901 | 35 | — | #516 |
| 1900 | 40 | — | #535 |
| 1899 | 36 | — | #494 |
| 1898 | 45 | — | #462 |
| 1897 | 33 | — | #518 |
| 1896 | 36 | — | #495 |
| 1895 | 41 | — | #446 |
| 1894 | 46 | — | #411 |
| 1893 | 42 | — | #419 |
| 1892 | 31 | — | #491 |
| 1891 | 26 | — | #510 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | #420 |
| 1889 | 31 | — | #433 |
| 1888 | 41 | — | #377 |
| 1887 | 24 | — | #463 |
| 1886 | 22 | — | #471 |
| 1885 | 27 | — | #398 |
| 1884 | 21 | — | #443 |
| 1883 | 18 | — | #457 |
| 1882 | 19 | — | #425 |
| 1881 | 23 | — | #343 |
| 1880 | 26 | — | #314 |