Girls' name · since 1902
Leanore
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 772 babies named Leanore, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 772
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
772 girls have been named Leanore since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanore has been recorded 772 times among girls since 1902, 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 1902 to 1965.
- #8,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 772 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanore ranks #8,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 772 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 772
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leanore's 772 recorded births place it above 87.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Leanore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leanore's full recorded timeline at 1932, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leanore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1965
- Peak year (1926)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Leanore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (264 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Leanore's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Leanore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
195 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s 100
1940s
100 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 264 births (34% of all-time use).
How Leanore compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leanore's total volume
Leanore by state
Where Leanore concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| 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% |
114 of 772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Leanore's data
- Leanore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leanores (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leanore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1902–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Leanore 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 August 2026.