girl's name
Leanora
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,496
Leanora is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1927, when 28 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1897.
Leanora over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 59 |
| 1910s | 157 |
| 1920s | 204 |
| 1930s | 118 |
| 1940s | 148 |
| 1950s | 201 |
| 1960s | 131 |
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 127 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 98 |
How popular is Leanora?
In 2025, Leanora was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leanora is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Leanora
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leanora also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leanora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leanora
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leanora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leanora
How popular is the name Leanora?
In 2025, Leanora was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leanora a girl's or a boy's name?
Leanora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leanora most popular?
Leanora peaked in 1927, when 28 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Leanora a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leanora currently ranks #4,079 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.