US rank #2062 Girls' name Peak 2024 6,091 births

Leonor — #2062 US girls' name

6,091 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.

1880s121890s531900s1361910s4221920s7991930s5501940s5071950s5491960s5981970s5791980s4471990s4402000s3242010s3632020s312
#2062
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Leonor was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

93 babies were named Leonor in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonor

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,091 babies named Leonor between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonor currently holds the #2062 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 799 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Leonor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,614 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leonor in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonor 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 6,091 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.

Leonor at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,091

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

2024

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,062

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leonor popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
93
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
020406080100 202420071990197319561939192219051885 6

Leonor popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19911922 5

Leonor by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
799 births that decade — 13% of Leonor's all-time total
1880s121890s531900s1361910s4221920s7991930s5501940s5071950s5491960s5981970s5791980s4471990s4402000s3242010s3632020s312

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
2,614 42.9%
#2 California
1,154 18.9%
#3 New York
265 4.4%
#4 Arizona
98 1.6%
#5 New Mexico
75 1.2%
#6 Florida
68 1.1%
#7 Illinois
47 0.8%
#8 Washington
5 0.1%
Texas share of Leonor's total US births 42.9%
Even split

2,614 of 6,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonor?
6,091 babies have been named Leonor since 1885. It currently ranks #2062 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 93 births.
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 (2,614 births), California (1,154 births), New York (265 births).
How long has the name Leonor been used?
Leonor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1885–2024 (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.