How Many People Are Named Lenor?
An estimated 163 people in the United States have the first name Lenor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Lenor peaked in popularity in 1954 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lenor paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Lenor is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
163
About 1 in 2,102,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1954
17 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenor
Lenor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 383 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lenor as a female name
Ranked #14,815 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1954 (17 births)
Lenor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenor span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 86 babies were registered. Lenor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lenor by Decade
How has Lenor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lenor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenor
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lenor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenor?
We estimate approximately 163 people named Lenor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,102,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenor a common name?
Lenor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenor most popular?
Lenor reached peak popularity in 1954, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenor is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenor a female name?
Lenor is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenor Smith, Lenor Johnson, Lenor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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