girl's name
Leonor
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,846
France
#681
2025 births
Leonor is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Leonor is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 93 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
Leonor over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 53 |
| 1900s | 136 |
| 1910s | 422 |
| 1920s | 804 |
| 1930s | 550 |
| 1940s | 507 |
| 1950s | 549 |
| 1960s | 599 |
| 1970s | 579 |
| 1980s | 447 |
| 1990s | 445 |
| 2000s | 324 |
| 2010s | 363 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 393 |
How popular is Leonor?
In 2025, Leonor was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leonor 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.
How Leonor is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léonor | Léonor is Leonor written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,104. | 545 |
Names that peaked alongside Leonor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leonor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leonor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Leonor in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Leonor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leonor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leonor
How popular is the name Leonor?
In 2025, Leonor was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leonor a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonor is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leonor most popular?
Leonor peaked in 2024, when 93 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leonor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leonor currently ranks #681 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.