Recorded 1915–1996 Girls' name Peak 1954 383 births

Lenor — girls' name

383 babies named Lenor in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s861930s491940s351950s791960s681970s261990s5
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lenor was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lenor in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenor

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Lenor between 1915 and 1996, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenor currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lenor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenor 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 383 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.

Lenor at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

383

Since 1915

82 years of records

Peak year

1954

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1915

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lenor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1915

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1954)
17
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
05101520 199619681961195319421931192519181915 12

Lenor by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
86 births that decade — 22% of Lenor's all-time total
1910s351920s861930s491940s351950s791960s681970s261990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenor?
383 babies have been named Lenor since 1915. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1954 with 17 births.
When was Lenor most popular?
Lenor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lenor been used?
Lenor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 82 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lenor?
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, 1915–1996 (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.