Recorded 1918–1967 Girls' name Peak 1954 125 births

Lendora — girls' name

125 babies named Lendora in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s261930s151940s201950s341960s20
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lendora was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lendora in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lendora

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Lendora between 1918 and 1967, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lendora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lendora performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lendora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lendora in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lendora 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 125 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.

Lendora at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

125

Since 1918

50 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1918

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1967

Lendora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1918

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 1967195919541946193219261918 10

Lendora by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
34 births that decade — 27% of Lendora's all-time total
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Lendora by state

Where Lendora concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lendora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 4.8%
#2 Louisiana
5 4.0%
North Carolina share of Lendora's total US births 4.8%
Even split

6 of 125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lendora?
125 babies have been named Lendora since 1918. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Lendora most popular?
Lendora was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Lendora most popular?
The top states for the name Lendora are North Carolina (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Lendora been used?
Lendora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 50 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Lendora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1967 (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.