US rank #8427 Girls' name Peak 1927 1,449 births

Leanora — #8427 US girls' name

1,449 babies named Leanora in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s591910s1571920s2041930s1181940s1481950s2011960s1311970s591980s751990s332000s542010s1272020s78
#8427
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Leanora was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

28 babies were named Leanora in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leanora

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,449 babies named Leanora between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leanora currently holds the #8427 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leanora performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Leanora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Leanora in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leanora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,449 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leanora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,449

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

1927

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#8,427

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leanora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1927)
28
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Leanora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
204 births that decade — 14% of Leanora's all-time total
1890s51900s591910s1571920s2041930s1181940s1481950s2011960s1311970s591980s751990s332000s542010s1272020s78

Leanora by state

Where Leanora concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Leanora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
101 7.0%
#2 California
14 1.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
12 0.8%
New York share of Leanora's total US births 7.0%
Even split

101 of 1,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leanora?
1,449 babies have been named Leanora since 1897. It currently ranks #8427 among girls. The peak year was 1927 with 28 births.
When was Leanora most popular?
Leanora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Leanora most popular?
The top states for the name Leanora are New York (101 births), California (14 births), Pennsylvania (12 births).
How long has the name Leanora been used?
Leanora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leanora?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1897–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.