Lenora

#538 for girls in 2025, 562 births · Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 68 births
Debut · girls
66 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
37,058
since 1880

Lenora over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lenora has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #181, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#538562
2024#714393
2023#766368
2022#930290
2021#1,067236
2020#1,114219
2019#1,103222
2018#1,223191
2017#1,236193
2016#1,358174
2015#1,609133
2014#1,583136
2013#1,666127
2012#2,13289
2011#2,63867
2010#2,61469
2009#2,85261
2008#3,64544
2007#2,99259
2006#3,91938
2005#3,00953
2004#3,26546
2003#3,04349
2002#4,07131
2001#3,41739
2000#3,07045
1999#3,14841
1998#3,73031
1997#3,22436
1996#2,90141
1995#3,02238
1994#2,23259
1993#2,45151
1992#2,15662
1991#1,91373
1990#2,17459
1989#1,63984
1988#1,61480
1987#1,43391
1986#1,71768
1985#1,44586
1984#1,43281
1983#1,247101
1982#1,32594
1981#1,102126
1980#1,260103
1979#1,29497
1978#1,231101
1977#1,191103
1976#1,009124
1975#899146
1974#863151
1973#824159
1972#751186
1971#686222
1970#668238
1969#632245
1968#575278
1967#516339
1966#557290
1965#517339
1964#504376
1963#500378
1962#489394
1961#462448
1960#448473
1959#434489
1958#431478
1957#378579
1956#398515
1955#427429
1954#438402
1953#417428
1952#408425
1951#409410
1950#390433
1949#392409
1948#395403
1947#395411
1946#400363
1945#389332
1944#353382
1943#343433
1942#330440
1941#311440
1940#315410
1939#295429
1938#313390
1937#301420
1936#305392#3,5495
1935#282462
1934#286459
1933#281460
1932#285481
1931#304440#3,0957
1930#288523
1929#303480
1928#262608
1927#261645
1926#270611#3,3857
1925#267615
1924#252678
1923#265589
1922#256651
1921#266621
1920#267595
1919#285493
1918#270563
1917#272516#3,5456
1916#263532
1915#255543
1914#259396#2,9156
1913#274289
1912#266281
1911#267211
1910#262214
1909#261189
1908#264180
1907#268166
1906#244176
1905#260160
1904#268138
1903#267132
1902#274129
1901#273118
1900#265153
1899#31292
1898#256135
1897#244133
1896#237134
1895#276103
1894#277101
1893#27693
1892#244120
1891#25095
1890#242102
1889#24491
1888#225105
1887#20698
1886#23775
1885#23173
1884#22173
1883#21966
1882#19770
1881#18168
1880#18566
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lenora was already there! It came in at #185, and was given to 66 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1995–2002, when fewer than 46 girls a year got the name.

Where Lenora is popular in 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 868 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMNIllinois: #348 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,894 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #301 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMINew York: #345 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,947 girlsNYMassachusetts: #397 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,764 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedRIOregon: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedIAIndiana: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsINOhio: #344 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,329 girlsOHPennsylvania: #320 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,920 girlsPANew Jersey: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,018 girlsNJConnecticut: #289 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,270 girlsCTCalifornia: #399 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,104 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #262 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,434 girlsWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedKSArkansas: #241 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsARTennessee: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,585 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #298 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,392 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #229 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #189 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsOKLouisiana: #257 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsLAMississippi: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsMSAlabama: #375 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,778 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedHITexas: #341 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsTXFlorida: #252 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#157 · 1 in 868
  2. Oklahoma#189 · 1 in 1,068
  3. Oregon#225 · 1 in 1,748
  4. New Mexico#226 · 1 in 1,024
  5. South Carolina#229 · 1 in 1,467

Best ever in a state: #95 in North Dakota, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15761 in 868
Oklahoma#189201 in 1,068
Oregon#22561 in 1,748
New Mexico#22661 in 1,024
South Carolina#229171 in 1,467
Arkansas#241151 in 1,385
Virginia#251171 in 1,784
Florida#252131 in 1,603
Louisiana#257191 in 1,446
Missouri#262151 in 2,194
Mississippi#276141 in 1,791
West Virginia#28681 in 2,434
Connecticut#28951 in 3,270
Georgia#297161 in 2,284
North Carolina#298181 in 2,392
Michigan#301161 in 3,523
Pennsylvania#320231 in 3,920
New Jersey#33091 in 4,018
Indiana#33781 in 4,067
Texas#341311 in 2,398
Ohio#344151 in 4,329
New York#345291 in 3,947
Illinois#348181 in 3,894
Alabama#37591 in 3,778
Massachusetts#39751 in 7,764
Tennessee#39771 in 4,585
California#399191 in 4,104
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lenora
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 176 spots since 2024 (#714#538)
  • 576 spots since 2020 (#1,114#538)
  • 1,071 spots since 2015 (#1,609#538)
  • Biggest jump: 176 spots in 2025 (#714#538)
  • Biggest drop: 110 spots in 1976 (#899#1,009)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #181 (68 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 117 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1880–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,352
  • Highest: 1 in 1,352 girls born in 1881 were named Lenora (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,860 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.4% of all girls named Lenora (6,093) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s785#181 (1881)#215
1890s1,108#237 (1896)#261
1900s1,541#244 (1906)#264
1910s4,038#255 (1915)#267
1920s6,093#252 (1924)#267
1930s4,456#281 (1933)#294
1940s4,023#311 (1941)#362
1950s4,588#378 (1957)#413
1960s3,560#448 (1960)#520
1970s1,527#668 (1970)#942
1980s914#1,102 (1981)#1,421
1990s491#1,913 (1991)#2,695
2000s465#2,852 (2009)#3,328
2010s1,401#1,103 (2019)#1,716
2020s2,068#538 (2025)#855

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lenora in 1943

girls
#343
433 births · 1 in 3,222 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #343Lenora433
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 3,222 of them was named Lenora, which outranked 93.6% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenora
  1. #340Winifred438
  2. #341Opal436
  3. #342Nettie434
  4. #343Lenora433
  5. #343Sadie433
  6. #345Blanche429
  7. #345Patti429
  8. #347Polly427

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943