Girls' name · since 1885

Leonor

6,173 babies named Leonor in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,252 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,256 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,173
born since 1885
1920s
peak decade

Leonor currently ranks #2256 among girls' names in America, with 6,173 babies recorded since 1885.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonor has been recorded 6,173 times among girls since 1885, currently ranked #2256 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, 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 1885 to 2025.

  • #2,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 6,173 born since 1885
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonor ranks #2,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,173 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,252 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,256 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,173
born since 1885
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.9%
Leonor vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Leonor's 6,173 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Leonor compares

6,173 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Leonor's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leonor Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 6,173 376 567,345
Peak-year births 93 21 19,840

Leonor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Leonor splits its recorded history at 1958: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Leonor popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
93
Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
020406080100 188519081925194219591976199320102025 81

Leonor popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 1922 (Leonor as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19221991 5

Leonor by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (799 births, 13% of the file).

1920s was Leonor's strongest decade.

799 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Leonor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 799 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Leonor 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 Leonor's total volume

Leonor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.2%-146, 4.1%-56, 4.8%-58, 5.7%-105, 9.9%-111, 2.2%-130, 5.8%-138, 6%-46, 9.6%-49, 7.8%-111, 8.3%-63, 4.4%-47, 7%-80, 3.3%-50, 4.6%Leonor-141, 1.5%Leonor
Leonor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Leonor by state

Where Leonor concentrates geographically, total births since 1885

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leonor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,628 42.6%
#2 California
1,168 18.9%
#3 New York
275 4.5%
#4 Arizona
98 1.6%
#5 Florida
84 1.4%
#6 New Mexico
75 1.2%
#7 Illinois
47 0.8%
#8 Massachusetts
6 0.1%
Texas share of Leonor's total US births 42.6%
Even split

2,628 of 6,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Leonor appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonor? ▼
6,173 babies have been named Leonor since 1885. All-time, it sits at #2,252 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,256 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 93 births.
Where does Leonor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonor ranks #2,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leonor most popular? ▼
Leonor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 799 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leonor most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Leonor are Texas (2,628 births), California (1,168 births), New York (275 births).
How long has the name Leonor been used? ▼
Leonor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 141 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leonor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leona, Leola, Leora, Leota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Leonor's data

  • Leonor's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (799 total births) through the 2020s (393) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Leonors (2,628 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.

Keep exploring Leonor

Nearby Names Like Leonor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leonor

Leona Girl
#429 113,330 births
Leola Girl
#6552 28,129 births
Leora Girl
#1352 12,119 births
Leota Girl
10,447 births
Leonora Girl
#1769 7,504 births

Compare Leonor side by side: Leonor vs Leona Leonor vs Leola Leonor vs Leora

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Leonor

Jaelani #2255
610 births · Peak 2024
Malena #2257
4,058 births · Peak 2004
Psalm #2254
359 births · Peak 2025
Toni #2258
100,198 births · Peak 1960
Mirabelle #2253
1,610 births · Peak 2015
Madelyne #2259
3,502 births · Peak 2000
Zariya #2252
1,981 births · Peak 2011
Alita #2260
2,608 births · Peak 2020

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leonor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1885–2025 (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 Leonor 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.