Recorded 1902–1965 Girls' name Peak 1926 772 births

Leanore — girls' name

772 babies named Leanore in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s281910s1951920s2641930s1441940s1001950s191960s22
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Leanore was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

38 babies were named Leanore in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leanore

The Social Security Administration has registered 772 babies named Leanore between 1902 and 1965, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leanore currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leanore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leanore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 114 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Leanore in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leanore 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 772 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.

Leanore at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

772

Since 1902

64 years of records

Peak year

1926

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1902

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1965

Leanore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1902

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1926)
38
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Leanore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
264 births that decade — 34% of Leanore's all-time total
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Leanore by state

Where Leanore concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Leanore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
114 14.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
96 12.4%
#3 California
5 0.6%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.6%
New York share of Leanore's total US births 14.8%
Even split

114 of 772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leanore?
772 babies have been named Leanore since 1902. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1926 with 38 births.
When was Leanore most popular?
Leanore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Leanore most popular?
The top states for the name Leanore are New York (114 births), Pennsylvania (96 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Leanore been used?
Leanore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 64 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Leanore?
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, 1902–1965 (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.