Leonora

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A few things about Leonora you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Leonora

Leonora

Danish singer and figure skater

Choose Leonora and your child shares a first name with Leonora, a Danish singer and figure skater. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Leonora, like who?” Leonora's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Wouter van Vliet, EuroVisionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,104 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Leonora, 114 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Leonora would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLeonora has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Leonoras, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #309. Today it's #1,769, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLeonora is 6.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 86,207 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 14,104.
• 🚀TrendLeonora has climbed 862 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,769. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLeonora is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #761, followed by New York (#902) and Virginia (#936). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.

About the name Leonora

Leonora is a girl name. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ora”. US birth records list Leonora for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #309 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,769, with 114 babies.