Girls' name · since 1880
Lenora
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 37,058 babies named Lenora, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,058
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
37,058 babies have been named Lenora since 1880, making it today's #538 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lenora recorded 37,058 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #538 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #538 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 37,058 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenora ranks #727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #538 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 37,058 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,058
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lenora's 37,058 recorded births place it above 98.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lenora compares
37,058 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lenora's all-time total is 99x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lenora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37,058 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 678 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lenora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lenora's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 31 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 678, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lenora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 678
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lenora popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1914 (Lenora as boys' name)
Lenora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6,093 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Lenora's strongest decade.
6,093 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Lenora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 785
1880s
785 births
- 1890s 1,108
1890s
1,108 births
- 1900s 1,541
1900s
1,541 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,038 births
- 1920s
1920s
6,093 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,456 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,023 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,588 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,560 births
- 1970s 1,527
1970s
1,527 births
- 1980s 914
1980s
914 births
- 1990s 491
1990s
491 births
- 2000s 465
2000s
465 births
- 2010s 1,401
2010s
1,401 births
- 2020s 2,068
2020s
2,068 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6,093 births (16% of all-time use).
How Lenora 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 Lenora's total volume
Lenora by state
Where Lenora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,309 | 6.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,925 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,645 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,452 | 3.9% |
| #5 | California | | 1,402 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,327 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,283 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,156 | 3.1% |
2,309 of 37,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Lenora appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lenora's data
- Lenora's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6,093 total births) through the 2020s (2,068) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lenoras (2,309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Lenora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lenora 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.