How Many People Are Named Lenore?
An estimated 8,123 people in the United States have the first name Lenore. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Lenore peaked in popularity in 1926 with 460 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenore 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 Lenore paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,123
About 1 in 42,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1926
460 births
Total Registered
22,876
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenore
Lenore is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,876 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lenore as a male name
Ranked #3,777 in 1929
6 male births in 1929
Peak: 1929 (6 births)
Lenore as a female name
Ranked #2,018 in 2024
97 female births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (460 births)
Lenore: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenore span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,260 babies were registered. Lenore has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lenore by Decade
How has Lenore 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.
Lenore by State
Birth registrations for Lenore span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia. On average, about 396 Lenores were registered per state.
Lenore + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenore as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenore
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lenore: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenore?
We estimate approximately 8,123 people named Lenore 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 42,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenore a common name?
Lenore is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,876 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenore most popular?
Lenore reached peak popularity in 1926, when 460 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenore is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenore a female name?
Lenore is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenore Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenore Smith, Lenore Johnson, Lenore 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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