Girls' name · since 1880
Lenore
Lenore has 22,968 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,968
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lenore is the #1964 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22,968 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lenore recorded 22,968 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1964 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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.
- #968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,964 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,968 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenore ranks #968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,964 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,968 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,968
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lenore's 22,968 recorded births place it above 98.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lenore compares
22,968 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lenore's all-time total is 61x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lenore | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,968 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 460 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lenore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenore's full recorded timeline at 1953, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 460 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenore popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 460
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lenore popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1929 (Lenore as boys' name)
Lenore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,254 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Lenore's strongest decade.
4,254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lenore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 218
1880s
218 births
- 1890s 544
1890s
544 births
- 1900s 937
1900s
937 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,778 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,254 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,602 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,266 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,775 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,927 births
- 1970s 1,030
1970s
1,030 births
- 1980s 352
1980s
352 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 161
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 511
2010s
511 births
- 2020s 456
2020s
456 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,254 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lenore 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 Lenore's total volume
Lenore by state
Where Lenore concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,277 | 18.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,812 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,557 | 6.8% |
| #4 | California | | 1,308 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,216 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,210 | 5.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,028 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 735 | 3.2% |
4,277 of 22,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Lenore appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lenore's data
- Lenore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,254 total births); usage has since declined to 456 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lenores (4,277 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lenore
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenore: 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 (~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 Lenore 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.