Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Leora
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1921
Peak births
255
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Leora
How many people are named Leora?
An estimated 4,322 living Americans are named Leora.
How rare is Leora?
Leora is uncommon among babies today, with 163 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 36.1% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Leora?
The median age of a living American named Leora is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 58 years old.
Is Leora still popular?
Yes — Leora is currently rising in popularity, with 163 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Leora most common?
Leora has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
36.1%
2025
163
All-time
12,119
Where it lives now
Leora is most concentrated in New York — about 4.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Leora is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.