At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #6,116 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 19 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Rising #7,212 in 2020 to #6,116 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,162 in 1905
- First recorded
- 1897
Meaning of Leanora
Leanora traces back to the noble Eleonore of ancient Greece, flowing through sunny Spain to modern English with effortless grace. Pronounced lee-uh-NOR-uh, it sparkles like the first lotus at dawn, promising warmth and light. For Indian families, it blends the rich colors of a silk sari and the joyful brightness of marigold garlands—timeless yet playful. Though still a rare gem in the U.S. (ranked around 938 in 2024), Leanora is on a gentle rise, ready to stand out in any school roster. Picking Leanora is like choosing a secret spice that makes every dish shine, an inspirational gift for a little girl destined to glow.
How to pronounce Leanora
English
- Pronounced lee-uh-NOR-uh /liːˈnɔrə/
Popularity of Leanora in the U.S.
Leanora was the #6,116 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 19 babies. It peaked at #1,162 in 1905. It first appears in the records in 1897.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1897–2025 113 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 6,116 | ▲ 1,851 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7,967 | ▼ 1,558 |
| 2023 | 18 | 6,409 | ▼ 180 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6,229 | ▲ 1,401 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7,630 | ▼ 418 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,212 | ▲ 130 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7,342 | ▼ 242 |
| 2018 | 16 | 7,100 | ▲ 1,676 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8,776 | ▼ 2,375 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6,401 | ▲ 1,607 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,008 | ▼ 1,557 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,451 | ▲ 3,161 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,612 | ▲ 99 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9,711 | ▲ 663 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,374 | back (not recorded in 2010) |
| 2009 | 7 | 13,704 | ▲ 3,800 |
| 2008 | 5 | 17,504 | ▼ 2,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | ▼ 4,880 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10,611 | ▲ 1,223 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11,834 | back (not recorded in 2004) |
| 2003 | 6 | 13,844 | ▲ 1,588 |
| 2002 | 5 | 15,432 | back (not recorded in 2001) |
| 2000 | 7 | 11,801 | back (not recorded in 1999) |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,122 | ▼ 398 |
| 1997 | 5 | 13,724 | ▼ 1,917 |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | ▲ 1,579 |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,386 | back (not recorded in 1994) |
| 1993 | 6 | 11,780 | back (not recorded in 1991–1992) |
| 1990 | 6 | 11,409 | ▼ 3,960 |
| 1989 | 10 | 7,449 | ▲ 2,937 |
| 1988 | 6 | 10,386 | ▼ 561 |
| 1987 | 6 | 9,825 | back (not recorded in 1986) |
| 1985 | 5 | 10,677 | ▼ 4,386 |
| 1984 | 10 | 6,291 | ▲ 414 |
| 1983 | 9 | 6,705 | ▲ 764 |
| 1982 | 8 | 7,469 | ▲ 659 |
| 1981 | 7 | 8,128 | ▼ 3,150 |
| 1980 | 14 | 4,978 | ▲ 449 |
| 1979 | 12 | 5,427 | back (not recorded in 1977–1978) |
| 1976 | 9 | 6,048 | ▼ 64 |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | ▲ 1,696 |
| 1974 | 6 | 7,680 | ▼ 1,014 |
| 1973 | 7 | 6,666 | ▼ 108 |
| 1972 | 7 | 6,558 | ▼ 1,015 |
| 1971 | 9 | 5,543 | back (not recorded in 1970) |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | ▼ 3,682 |
| 1968 | 13 | 3,789 | ▲ 264 |
| 1967 | 11 | 4,053 | ▼ 787 |
| 1966 | 15 | 3,266 | ▲ 1,565 |
| 1965 | 8 | 4,831 | ▼ 1,587 |
| 1964 | 16 | 3,244 | ▲ 92 |
| 1963 | 15 | 3,336 | ▲ 102 |
| 1962 | 14 | 3,438 | ▼ 378 |
| 1961 | 17 | 3,060 | ▼ 71 |
| 1960 | 17 | 2,989 | ▼ 531 |
| 1959 | 22 | 2,458 | ▼ 136 |
| 1958 | 24 | 2,322 | ▼ 154 |
| 1957 | 26 | 2,168 | ▲ 26 |
| 1956 | 25 | 2,194 | ▲ 531 |
| 1955 | 17 | 2,725 | ▼ 133 |
| 1954 | 18 | 2,592 | ▲ 329 |
| 1953 | 14 | 2,921 | ▼ 721 |
| 1952 | 22 | 2,200 | ▲ 377 |
| 1951 | 16 | 2,577 | ▼ 141 |
| 1950 | 17 | 2,436 | ▼ 26 |
| 1949 | 17 | 2,410 | ▼ 222 |
| 1948 | 20 | 2,188 | ▲ 1,052 |
| 1947 | 11 | 3,240 | ▼ 206 |
| 1946 | 11 | 3,034 | ▲ 98 |
| 1945 | 9 | 3,132 | ▼ 731 |
| 1944 | 14 | 2,401 | ▼ 322 |
| 1943 | 18 | 2,079 | ▲ 135 |
| 1942 | 16 | 2,214 | ▼ 118 |
| 1941 | 16 | 2,096 | ▼ 67 |
| 1940 | 16 | 2,029 | ▲ 271 |
| 1939 | 13 | 2,300 | ▼ 495 |
| 1938 | 19 | 1,805 | ▲ 1,135 |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,940 | back (not recorded in 1936) |
| 1935 | 14 | 2,206 | ▲ 717 |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,923 | ▼ 648 |
| 1933 | 13 | 2,275 | ▲ 369 |
| 1932 | 11 | 2,644 | ▼ 217 |
| 1931 | 12 | 2,427 | ▼ 493 |
| 1930 | 18 | 1,934 | ▼ 109 |
| 1929 | 20 | 1,825 | ▲ 12 |
| 1928 | 21 | 1,837 | ▼ 278 |
| 1927 | 28 | 1,559 | ▲ 698 |
| 1926 | 16 | 2,257 | ▼ 239 |
| 1925 | 19 | 2,018 | ▼ 26 |
| 1924 | 20 | 1,992 | ▲ 29 |
| 1923 | 19 | 2,021 | ▲ 6 |
| 1922 | 19 | 2,027 | ▼ 206 |
| 1921 | 23 | 1,821 | ▲ 194 |
| 1920 | 19 | 2,015 | ▼ 488 |
| 1919 | 27 | 1,527 | ▲ 849 |
| 1918 | 14 | 2,376 | ▼ 380 |
| 1917 | 17 | 1,996 | ▼ 257 |
| 1916 | 20 | 1,739 | ▼ 372 |
| 1915 | 27 | 1,367 | ▲ 758 |
| 1914 | 11 | 2,125 | ▼ 660 |
| 1913 | 16 | 1,465 | ▲ 516 |
| 1912 | 9 | 1,981 | ▼ 25 |
| 1911 | 7 | 1,956 | ▼ 322 |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,634 | back (not recorded in 1909) |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,547 | ▲ 514 |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | ▼ 110 |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | ▼ 789 |
| 1905 | 11 | 1,162 | ▲ 497 |
| 1904 | 6 | 1,659 | ▼ 455 |
| 1903 | 9 | 1,204 | ▲ 234 |
| 1902 | 7 | 1,438 | back (not recorded in 1901) |
| 1900 | 8 | 1,431 | back (not recorded in 1898–1899) |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,555 | new |