Leonora

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Leonora is a feminine given name which is a variation of Eleanor. It was relatively common in the 19th century in Western countries, ranking as the 314th most popular female given name in the United States in 1880. The name has declined in popularity but remains in use.

From Wikipedia

Leonora first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 138 babies (rank #638 that year). In 2024 it was given to 92 girls (rank #2,087). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Leonora

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leonora yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,390

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

138

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Leonora

Leonora Carringtondraftsperson · b. 1917
Leonoraice dancer · b. 1998

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	26	#314
1881	23	#343
1882	19	#425
1883	18	#457
1884	21	#443
1885	27	#398
1886	22	#471
1887	24	#463
1888	41	#377
1889	31	#433
1890	37	#420
1891	26	#510
1892	31	#491
1893	42	#419
1894	46	#411
1895	41	#446
1896	36	#495
1897	33	#518
1898	45	#462
1899	36	#494
1900	40	#535
1901	35	#516
1902	35	#552
1903	36	#544
1904	29	#649
1905	25	#721
1906	25	#736
1907	34	#643
1908	40	#597
1909	37	#655
1910	49	#597
1911	67	#509
1912	63	#626
1913	83	#565
1914	86	#620
1915	110	#626
1916	117	#627
1917	95	#710
1918	133	#614
1919	113	#659
1920	118	#667
1921	124	#664
1922	120	#663
1923	120	#679
1924	138	#638
1925	136	#628
1926	132	#622
1927	137	#610
1928	120	#643
1929	117	#646
1930	85	#766
1931	73	#795
1932	72	#804
1933	74	#765
1934	86	#721
1935	58	#907
1936	66	#832
1937	84	#744
1938	63	#894
1939	57	#932
1940	68	#865
1941	73	#853
1942	66	#965
1943	63	#1,000
1944	46	#1,166
1945	45	#1,181
1946	61	#1,095
1947	56	#1,213
1948	65	#1,109
1949	64	#1,138
1950	71	#1,096
1951	47	#1,373
1952	57	#1,263
1953	46	#1,451
1954	53	#1,389
1955	67	#1,238
1956	77	#1,189
1957	62	#1,350
1958	72	#1,258
1959	58	#1,410
1960	60	#1,422
1961	60	#1,446
1962	55	#1,518
1963	59	#1,454
1964	57	#1,513
1965	35	#1,971
1966	42	#1,753
1967	43	#1,773
1968	51	#1,616
1969	51	#1,698
1970	48	#1,848
1971	49	#1,815
1972	36	#2,159
1973	43	#1,928
1974	37	#2,197
1975	25	#2,925
1976	25	#2,968
1977	40	#2,284
1978	39	#2,334
1979	18	#4,144
1980	31	#2,913
1981	23	#3,578
1982	16	#4,627
1983	22	#3,626
1984	18	#4,255
1985	26	#3,374
1986	22	#3,827
1987	17	#4,784
1988	29	#3,358
1989	26	#3,842
1990	22	#4,450
1991	18	#5,304
1992	18	#5,388
1993	18	#5,348
1994	10	#8,512
1995	11	#7,835
1996	10	#8,547
1997	16	#6,045
1998	13	#7,367
1999	15	#6,695
2000	21	#5,412
2001	16	#6,829
2002	16	#6,898
2003	21	#5,709
2004	21	#5,872
2005	31	#4,435
2006	29	#4,897
2007	28	#5,174
2008	14	#8,778
2009	31	#4,757
2010	27	#5,189
2011	27	#5,143
2012	29	#4,916
2013	27	#5,082
2014	52	#3,167
2015	47	#3,417
2016	52	#3,167
2017	46	#3,421
2018	56	#2,951
2019	63	#2,718
2020	64	#2,646
2021	74	#2,432
2022	73	#2,480
2023	105	#1,899
2024	92	#2,087