Lenore

#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · Last seen for boys in 1929 at #3,559
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1915 · 360 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,968
since 1880

Lenore over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lenore has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #309, 1915girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,96298
2024#2,01197
2023#2,49471
2022#2,40476
2021#2,44073
2020#3,60741
2019#2,48271
2018#2,81060
2017#3,38746
2016#2,64366
2015#2,61968
2014#2,73963
2013#3,70341
2012#3,98838
2011#4,24434
2010#5,60224
2009#6,31721
2008#6,35021
2007#7,09218
2006#6,12521
2005#7,13816
2004#8,25913
2003#7,58014
2002#10,2469
2001#8,19612
2000#6,48716
1999#7,71612
1998#5,12320
1997#6,48314
1996#8,8129
1995#7,04112
1994#5,01619
1993#7,03812
1992#8,7349
1991#3,81727
1990#4,23023
1989#3,47729
1988#3,48327
1987#4,47418
1986#2,30044
1985#2,80433
1984#2,78132
1983#2,78331
1982#2,58136
1981#1,76763
1980#2,44039
1979#1,95253
1978#2,01247
1977#1,85754
1976#1,58563
1975#1,30984
1974#1,076109
1973#943128
1972#863149
1971#777187
1970#860156
1969#770174
1968#678205
1967#694198
1966#817148
1965#787157
1964#839155
1963#778177
1962#693221
1961#676235
1960#630257
1959#577291
1958#590284
1957#567289
1956#602250
1955#574254
1954#576244
1953#540257
1952#479307
1951#473308
1950#476291
1949#445321
1948#419355
1947#400408
1946#394371
1945#430275
1944#407309
1943#392344
1942#373360
1941#403284
1940#440239
1939#383296
1938#352333
1937#345340
1936#315373
1935#337352
1934#337350
1933#322376
1932#330373
1931#320398
1930#325411
1929#315433#3,5596
1928#328415
1927#311459
1926#311460
1925#332408
1924#321434
1923#332387
1922#311439
1921#323417
1920#325402
1919#319390
1918#315412
1917#320367
1916#339330
1915#309360
1914#320270
1913#332210
1912#353168
1911#348131
1910#330140
1909#337114
1908#332115
1907#35997
1906#312117
1905#317113
1904#36182
1903#36178
1902#34684
1901#39256
1900#37281
1899#35668
1898#40159
1897#35667
1896#35866
1895#35362
1894#42243
1893#32767
1892#38149
1891#51425
1890#41138
1889#39837
1888#44331
1887#35437
1886#49120
1885#44622
1884#58313
1883#46517
1882#41819
1881#53910
1880#49212
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lenore was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1992–1993, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Lenore is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 702 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 943 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsILWisconsin: #164 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,623 girlsMINew York: #276 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,055 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedSDIowa: #227 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsIAIndiana: #316 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsINOhio: #201 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsOHPennsylvania: #244 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,751 girlsPANew Jersey: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,013 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #154 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 727 girlsCAUtah: #113 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 333 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNEMissouri: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,151 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedVAMaryland: #194 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #332 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedHITexas: #594 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lenore, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#113 · 1 in 333
  2. Washington#146 · 1 in 702
  3. California#154 · 1 in 727
  4. Minnesota#157 · 1 in 943
  5. Wisconsin#164 · 1 in 1,029

Best ever in a state: #92 in North Dakota, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#11381 in 333
Washington#14681 in 702
California#154191 in 727
Minnesota#157141 in 943
Wisconsin#164141 in 1,029
Maryland#19461 in 1,536
Illinois#197291 in 1,349
Ohio#201241 in 1,378
Iowa#22791 in 1,450
Pennsylvania#244241 in 2,751
New York#276241 in 3,055
Michigan#28371 in 2,623
New Jersey#28551 in 4,013
West Virginia#29551 in 2,151
Missouri#30681 in 2,404
Indiana#31651 in 3,159
Oklahoma#33261 in 2,233
Texas#59471 in 5,052
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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 Lenore
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 49 spots since 2024 (#2,011#1,962)
  • 1,645 spots since 2020 (#3,607#1,962)
  • 657 spots since 2015 (#2,619#1,962)
  • Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1885 (#583#446)
  • Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1974 (#943#1,076)
Rise & fade · girls
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1915 at #309 (360 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 48 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,524
  • Highest: 1 in 2,524 girls born in 1906 were named Lenore (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #309 in 1915, was only 1 in 2,733 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.5% of all girls named Lenore (4,254) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s218#354 (1887)#463
1890s544#327 (1893)#388
1900s937#312 (1906)#349
1910s2,778#309 (1915)#329
1920s4,254#311 (1926)#321
1930s3,602#315 (1936)#337
1940s3,266#373 (1942)#410
1950s2,775#473 (1951)#545
1960s1,927#630 (1960)#736
1970s1,030#777 (1971)#1,323
1980s352#1,767 (1981)#2,889
1990s157#3,817 (1991)#6,401
2000s161#6,125 (2006)#7,379
2010s511#2,482 (2019)#3,422
2020s456#1,962 (2025)#2,486

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.

Lenore in 1914

girls
#320
270 births · 1 in 2,821 girls

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #320Lenore270
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 2,821 of them was named Lenore, which outranked 92.4% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenore
  1. #316Priscilla279
  2. #318Rosetta278
  3. #319Aline277
  4. #320Lenore270
  5. #320Lora270
  6. #322Alyce267
  7. #323Augusta266
  8. #323Rhoda266

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

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. 589Rilla#1,358#769
  2. 587Venita#1,465#878
  3. 509Orene#1,465#956
  4. 486Vonnie#1,405#919
  5. 463Kathlyn#1,020#557
Fallers
  1. 837Christena#981#1,818
  2. 642Tiny#961#1,603
  3. 504Dominga#881#1,385
  4. 504Florrie#881#1,385
  5. 419Veola#925#1,344

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

See the top 100 for 1914