Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Lenore
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1926
Peak births
460
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Lenore
How many people are named Lenore?
An estimated 7,122 living Americans are named Lenore.
How rare is Lenore?
Lenore is uncommon among babies today, with 98 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 78.7% from its 1926 peak.
How old is the typical Lenore?
The median age of a living American named Lenore is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 74 years old.
Is Lenore still popular?
Yes — Lenore is currently rising in popularity, with 98 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Lenore most common?
Lenore has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19262025
Peak year
1926
Decline from peak
78.7%
2025
98
All-time
22,968
Where it lives now
Lenore is most concentrated in New York — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Lenore is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.