Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Leonora
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1924
Peak births
138
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Leonora
How many people are named Leonora?
An estimated 2,894 living Americans are named Leonora.
How rare is Leonora?
Leonora is uncommon among babies today, with 114 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 17.4% from its 1924 peak.
How old is the typical Leonora?
The median age of a living American named Leonora is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 64 years old.
Is Leonora still popular?
Yes — Leonora is currently rising in popularity, with 114 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Leonora most common?
Leonora has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 29.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19242025
Peak year
1924
Decline from peak
17.4%
2025
114
All-time
7,504
Where it lives now
Leonora is most concentrated in New York — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Leonora is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.