How Many People Are Named Leonora?
An estimated 3,013 people in the United States have the first name Leonora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Leonora peaked in popularity in 1924 with 138 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonora 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 Leonora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,013
About 1 in 113,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1924
138 births
Total Registered
7,390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonora
Leonora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,390 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leonora as a female name
Ranked #2,087 in 2024
92 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (138 births)
Leonora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,262 babies were registered. While Leonora is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leonora by Decade
How has Leonora 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.
Leonora by State
Birth registrations for Leonora span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Maryland. On average, about 137 Leonoras were registered per state.
Leonora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonora
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonora?
We estimate approximately 3,013 people named Leonora 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 113,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonora a common name?
Leonora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonora most popular?
Leonora reached peak popularity in 1924, when 138 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonora is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonora a female name?
Leonora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonora Smith, Leonora Johnson, Leonora 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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