Leonore
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-a-nor
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Leonore is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Leonore mean?
French: German and French form of Eleanor, from Old Provencal Alienor
Leonore is the heroine of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, which was first titled Leonore.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leonore a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonore is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leonore in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Leonore, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Leonore in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Nicknames for Leonore
Names like Leonore
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lottie, Florence, Beatrice, Olive, Harriet, Rosie, Elsie, Nellie, Ottilie, Alice, Rose, Ivy-Rose
Names related to Leonore
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leonore: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leonore, updated 20 October 2026.