Total births
309
Girls' name · since 1911
Leanor
309 babies named Leanor in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 309
- total births
- 1911–1975
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Leanor sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 309 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanor has been recorded 309 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1975.
- 309 total births
- 1911–1975 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
309 girls have been named Leanor since 1911, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1975.
- 309
- total births
- 1911–1975
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Leanor was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
13 babies were named Leanor in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Leanor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leanor's full recorded timeline at 1933, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leanor at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1911
Leanor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1975
- Peak year (1919)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Leanor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Leanor's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Leanor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leanor? ▼
Leanor has been given to 309 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 13 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
When was Leanor most popular? ▼
Leanor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Leanor been used? ▼
Leanor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 65 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Leanor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Leanor's data
- Leanor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leanor
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leanor: Baby Name Since 1911 - 309 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leanor. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leanor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.