How Many People Are Named Leonor?
An estimated 3,582 people in the United States have the first name Leonor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Leonor peaked in popularity in 2024 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonor 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 Leonor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,582
About 1 in 95,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
2024
93 births
Total Registered
6,101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonor
Leonor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,101 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Leonor as a male name
Ranked #9,052 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1922 (5 births)
Leonor as a female name
Ranked #2,075 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (93 births)
Leonor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonor span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 804 babies were registered. While Leonor is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leonor by Decade
How has Leonor 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.
Leonor by State
Birth registrations for Leonor span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 541 Leonors were registered per state.
Leonor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonor
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonor?
We estimate approximately 3,582 people named Leonor 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 95,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonor a common name?
Leonor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonor most popular?
Leonor reached peak popularity in 2024, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonor is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonor a female name?
Leonor is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonor Smith, Leonor Johnson, Leonor 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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