Leora

Girl · lee-OR-a · Hebrew

Leora is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my light”. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 1,352nd for girls in the US (163 babies).

What does Leora mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Liora

“my light”

A spelling of the Hebrew name Liora, built on or, light.

Say it: lee-OR-a

Is Leora a girl's or a boy's name?

Leora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the UK and 163 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Leora in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,416among girls
Babies in 2025: 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
Five-year trend: Risingup 40% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Leora, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Leora of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.

Half of all the girls named Leora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 100 girls in the UK were given Leora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #1,416 for this spelling alone.

Liora 72
Leora 23
Liorah 5

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,362nd in England and Wales.

1998Busiest: 23 in 20252025

Leora in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	23	#1,416
2024	20	#1,592
2023	17	#1,798
2022	13	#2,157
2021	11	#2,478
2020	14	#2,046
2019	12	#2,275
2018	17	#1,810
2017	14	#2,099
2016	8	#3,105
2015	11	#2,458
2014	6	#3,702
2013	6	#3,719
2012	9	#2,887
2011	7	#3,360
2010	5	#4,220
2009	8	#2,909
2008	0	–
2007	0	–
2006	3	#5,259
2005	0	–
2004	3	#4,789
2003	4	#3,768
2002	3	#4,284
2001	4	#3,427
2000	4	#3,399
1999	5	#2,912
1998	4	#3,310

How popular is Leora in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,352among girls
Babies in 2025: 163about 1 in 9,900 girls
Five-year trend: Risingup 39% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 163 girls in the US were named Leora, making it the 1,352nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,808th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 255 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Leora than any year since 1929.

Half of all the girls named Leora in the US since 1880 were born between 1918 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 484 girls in the US were given Leora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #609, up from #1,352 for this spelling alone.

Liora 295
Leora 163
Liorah 26

1880Busiest: 255 in 19212025

Leora in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	163	#1,352
2024	142	#1,520
2023	134	#1,578
2022	111	#1,828
2021	118	#1,739
2020	109	#1,808
2019	82	#2,231
2018	124	#1,677
2017	106	#1,902
2016	96	#2,054
2015	86	#2,194
2014	82	#2,267
2013	73	#2,458
2012	71	#2,548
2011	66	#2,663
2010	76	#2,451
2009	63	#2,799
2008	51	#3,266
2007	68	#2,684
2006	53	#3,135
2005	41	#3,583
2004	55	#2,885
2003	58	#2,704
2002	45	#3,142
2001	33	#3,860
2000	56	#2,628
1999	41	#3,145
1998	50	#2,688
1997	38	#3,102
1996	32	#3,500
1995	36	#3,147
1994	38	#3,033
1993	30	#3,580
1992	37	#3,086
1991	35	#3,153
1990	42	#2,732
1989	28	#3,560
1988	35	#2,926
1987	46	#2,307
1986	36	#2,681
1985	36	#2,656
1984	32	#2,780
1983	44	#2,197
1982	33	#2,770
1981	68	#1,674
1980	44	#2,246
1979	24	#3,333
1978	40	#2,269
1977	34	#2,515
1976	31	#2,545
1975	35	#2,321
1974	30	#2,497
1973	35	#2,223
1972	32	#2,311
1971	37	#2,175
1970	34	#2,267
1969	42	#1,927
1968	33	#2,091
1967	37	#1,921
1966	36	#1,916
1965	56	#1,489
1964	48	#1,666
1963	49	#1,622
1962	56	#1,496
1961	49	#1,611
1960	62	#1,392
1959	56	#1,434
1958	63	#1,332
1957	70	#1,253
1956	65	#1,286
1955	67	#1,228
1954	47	#1,464
1953	55	#1,311
1952	71	#1,118
1951	66	#1,150
1950	88	#958
1949	69	#1,076
1948	68	#1,069
1947	88	#941
1946	74	#969
1945	69	#904
1944	85	#827
1943	84	#849
1942	107	#720
1941	90	#751
1940	94	#718
1939	117	#623
1938	120	#625
1937	120	#615
1936	120	#600
1935	120	#592
1934	122	#591
1933	131	#558
1932	146	#537
1931	154	#532
1930	154	#550
1929	172	#516
1928	171	#535
1927	212	#479
1926	211	#477
1925	218	#466
1924	252	#438
1923	215	#470
1922	245	#425
1921	255	#426
1920	214	#463
1919	247	#412
1918	235	#433
1917	227	#424
1916	243	#403
1915	223	#404
1914	162	#420
1913	150	#396
1912	134	#397
1911	121	#362
1910	104	#387
1909	99	#368
1908	81	#405
1907	64	#448
1906	88	#356
1905	62	#429
1904	85	#354
1903	80	#354
1902	69	#379
1901	70	#361
1900	71	#392
1899	59	#378
1898	58	#405
1897	61	#372
1896	49	#409
1895	56	#374
1894	62	#351
1893	51	#379
1892	47	#387
1891	34	#430
1890	51	#358
1889	31	#430
1888	40	#380
1887	30	#398
1886	33	#371
1885	21	#459
1884	26	#391
1883	27	#343
1882	29	#326
1881	23	#338
1880	28	#294

Names like Leora

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Other spellings of Leora

Liora Liorah

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