How Many People Are Named Leonore?
An estimated 552 people in the United States have the first name Leonore. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Leonore peaked in popularity in 1928 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonore 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 Leonore paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
552
About 1 in 620,932 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1928
70 births
Total Registered
2,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonore
Leonore is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leonore as a female name
Ranked #11,671 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (70 births)
Leonore: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonore span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 595 babies were registered. Leonore has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leonore by Decade
How has Leonore 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.
Leonore by State
Birth registrations for Leonore span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California. On average, about 136 Leonores were registered per state.
Leonore + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonore as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonore
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonore: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonore?
We estimate approximately 552 people named Leonore 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 620,932 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonore a common name?
Leonore is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonore most popular?
Leonore reached peak popularity in 1928, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonore is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonore a female name?
Leonore is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonore Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonore Smith, Leonore Johnson, Leonore 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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