Leonora
Girl · lee-oh-NOR-a · French
Leonora is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 601st for girls in the UK (71 babies) and 1,769th for girls in the US (114 babies).
What does Leonora mean?
French: Italian form of Eleanor, from Old Occitan
An Italian form of Eleanor, borne by the heroines of Verdi's operas Il trovatore and La forza del destino.
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- lee-oh-NOR-a
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Is Leonora a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 71 girls in the UK and 114 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leonora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #601among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 3,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the UK were named Leonora, making it the 601st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,009th.
2025 had the most girls named Leonora of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Leonora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 561st in England and Wales.
Leonora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #601 |
| 2024 | 46 | #856 |
| 2023 | 40 | #949 |
| 2022 | 51 | #772 |
| 2021 | 42 | #906 |
| 2020 | 36 | #1,009 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Leonora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,769among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 114about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 114 girls in the US were named Leonora, making it the 1,769th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 1924, with 138 girls.
2025 had more girls named Leonora than any year since 1929.
Half of all the girls named Leonora in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leonora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | #1,769 |
| 2024 | 92 | #2,080 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,890 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,463 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,416 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,709 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3,386 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3,139 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,305 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,931 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 37 | #2,172 |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,913 |
| 1972 | 36 | #2,135 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,805 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,685 |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,607 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 42 | #1,736 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 57 | #1,497 |
| 1963 | 59 | #1,449 |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,510 |
| 1961 | 60 | #1,434 |
| 1960 | 60 | #1,416 |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,406 |
| 1958 | 72 | #1,252 |
| 1957 | 62 | #1,343 |
| 1956 | 77 | #1,185 |
| 1955 | 67 | #1,228 |
| 1954 | 53 | #1,376 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,438 |
| 1952 | 57 | #1,255 |
| 1951 | 47 | #1,361 |
| 1950 | 71 | #1,089 |
| 1949 | 64 | #1,134 |
| 1948 | 65 | #1,104 |
| 1947 | 56 | #1,203 |
| 1946 | 61 | #1,086 |
| 1945 | 45 | #1,174 |
| 1944 | 46 | #1,152 |
| 1943 | 63 | #996 |
| 1942 | 66 | #960 |
| 1941 | 73 | #851 |
| 1940 | 68 | #862 |
| 1939 | 57 | #930 |
| 1938 | 63 | #890 |
| 1937 | 84 | #741 |
| 1936 | 66 | #827 |
| 1935 | 58 | #904 |
| 1934 | 86 | #717 |
| 1933 | 74 | #764 |
| 1932 | 72 | #801 |
| 1931 | 73 | #793 |
| 1930 | 85 | #761 |
| 1929 | 117 | #644 |
| 1928 | 120 | #642 |
| 1927 | 137 | #609 |
| 1926 | 132 | #621 |
| 1925 | 136 | #627 |
| 1924 | 138 | #637 |
| 1923 | 120 | #678 |
| 1922 | 120 | #661 |
| 1921 | 124 | #663 |
| 1920 | 118 | #665 |
| 1919 | 113 | #655 |
| 1918 | 133 | #612 |
| 1917 | 95 | #708 |
| 1916 | 117 | #626 |
| 1915 | 110 | #626 |
| 1914 | 86 | #618 |
| 1913 | 83 | #561 |
| 1912 | 63 | #620 |
| 1911 | 67 | #507 |
| 1910 | 49 | #593 |
| 1909 | 37 | #644 |
| 1908 | 40 | #593 |
| 1907 | 34 | #637 |
| 1906 | 25 | #731 |
| 1905 | 25 | #713 |
| 1904 | 29 | #640 |
| 1903 | 36 | #539 |
| 1902 | 35 | #545 |
| 1901 | 35 | #513 |
| 1900 | 40 | #531 |
| 1899 | 36 | #490 |
| 1898 | 45 | #461 |
| 1897 | 33 | #509 |
| 1896 | 36 | #487 |
| 1895 | 41 | #440 |
| 1894 | 46 | #409 |
| 1893 | 42 | #414 |
| 1892 | 31 | #489 |
| 1891 | 26 | #506 |
| 1890 | 37 | #412 |
| 1889 | 31 | #430 |
| 1888 | 41 | #374 |
| 1887 | 24 | #459 |
| 1886 | 22 | #459 |
| 1885 | 27 | #394 |
| 1884 | 21 | #438 |
| 1883 | 18 | #451 |
| 1882 | 19 | #418 |
| 1881 | 23 | #338 |
| 1880 | 26 | #309 |
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