Recorded 1922–1941 Girls' name Peak 1922 22 births

Lionor — girls' name

22 babies named Lionor in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171940s5
1920s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lionor was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lionor in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lionor

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lionor between 1922 and 1941, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lionor currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lionor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lionor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lionor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lionor 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 22 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.

Lionor at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

22

Since 1922

20 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1922

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1941

Lionor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1922

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1941192919281922 6

Lionor by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 77% of Lionor's all-time total
1920s171940s5

Lionor by state

Where Lionor concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lionor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 22.7%
Texas share of Lionor's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lionor?
22 babies have been named Lionor since 1922. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Lionor most popular?
Lionor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Lionor most popular?
The top states for the name Lionor are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lionor been used?
Lionor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 20 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Lionor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liora, Lior, Liona, Lionel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1941 (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.