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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMNIllinois: #414 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,970 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #445 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,928 girlsMINew York: #467 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,698 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedINOhio: #466 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,888 girlsOHPennsylvania: #335 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,818 girlsPANew Jersey: #329 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,566 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #477 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,143 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: #310 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsMOKentucky: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsKYWest Virginia: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,163 girlsWVVirginia: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,594 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNMKansas: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,377 girlsKSArkansas: #200 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsARTennessee: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,402 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #294 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #272 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #278 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsDCOklahoma: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsLAMississippi: #207 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsMSAlabama: #292 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,138 girlsALGeorgia: #353 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,971 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedHITexas: #451 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,958 girlsTXFlorida: #369 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#200 · 1 in 1,080
  2. Mississippi#207 · 1 in 1,114
  3. Maryland#264 · 1 in 2,064
  4. South Carolina#272 · 1 in 1,803
  5. District of Columbia#278 · 1 in 2,161

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#200181 in 1,080
Mississippi#207251 in 1,114
Maryland#264131 in 2,064
South Carolina#272161 in 1,803
District of Columbia#27861 in 2,161
Oklahoma#284101 in 2,204
Kansas#28891 in 2,377
Alabama#292171 in 2,138
North Carolina#294211 in 2,443
Missouri#310141 in 2,994
New Jersey#329141 in 3,566
Pennsylvania#335291 in 3,818
Louisiana#344151 in 2,470
Georgia#353151 in 2,971
Virginia#354111 in 3,594
Kentucky#35691 in 3,656
Florida#369111 in 3,248
West Virginia#39451 in 4,163
Illinois#414191 in 4,970
Tennessee#44171 in 5,402
Michigan#445141 in 5,928
Texas#451281 in 3,958
Ohio#466141 in 6,888
New York#467271 in 5,698
California#477271 in 5,143
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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 1953

girls
#417
428 births · 1 in 4,396 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #417Lenora428
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 4,396 of them was named Lenora, which outranked 93.6% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenora
  1. #414Marta432
  2. #414Sallie432
  3. #416Charmaine430
  4. #417Lenora428
  5. #418Amanda427
  6. #418Heather427
  7. #420Gertrude422
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. 2,253Enola#3,201#948
  2. 885Lu#1,368#483
  3. 749Joni#1,046#297
  4. 553Brooke#1,351#798
  5. 531Lorri#1,430#899
Fallers
  1. 274Roseanna#808#1,082
  2. 253Georgie#946#1,199
  3. 218Pandora#783#1,001
  4. 204Fonda#822#1,026
  5. 195Brinda#935#1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953