Girls' name · since 1881
Leonore
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 2,313 babies named Leonore, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,313
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leonore is the #11956 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,313 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonore has been recorded 2,313 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #11956 nationally and more common than 31% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #4,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,956 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,313 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonore ranks #4,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,956 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,313 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,313
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leonore's 2,313 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Leonore compares
2,313 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Leonore's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonore | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,313 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leonore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leonore's full recorded timeline at 1940, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leonore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Leonore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (595 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Leonore's strongest decade.
595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Leonore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 109
1890s
109 births
- 1900s 125
1900s
125 births
- 1910s
1910s
424 births
- 1920s
1920s
595 births
- 1930s
1930s
308 births
- 1940s
1940s
254 births
- 1950s 144
1950s
144 births
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 595 births (26% of all-time use).
How Leonore 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 Leonore's total volume
Leonore by state
Where Leonore concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 555 | 24.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 57 | 2.5% |
| #4 | California | | 37 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.7% |
555 of 2,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Leonore's data
- Leonore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (595 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leonores (555 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leonore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Leonore 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.