Girls' name · since 1915
Lenor
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Lenor, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
383 girls have been named Lenor since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenor has been recorded 383 times among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1996.
- #13,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenor ranks #13,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lenor's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lenor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lenor's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lenor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1996
- Peak year (1954)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Lenor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Lenor's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lenor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lenor's data
- Lenor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1915–1996 (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 Lenor 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.