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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #181, 1881girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1941

  • 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: #178 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #325 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,396 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,318 girlsMINew York: #315 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,572 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: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsINOhio: #263 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,722 girlsOHPennsylvania: #318 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,928 girlsPANew Jersey: #217 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #400 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,982 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: #239 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsMOKentucky: #257 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsKYWest Virginia: #205 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsVAMaryland: #246 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,104 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsNMKansas: #226 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsKSArkansas: #246 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsARTennessee: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,199 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #232 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsDCOklahoma: #177 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 921 girlsOKLouisiana: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsLAMississippi: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsMSAlabama: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,478 girlsALGeorgia: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,034 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedHITexas: #337 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,125 girlsTXFlorida: #287 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,023 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#177 · 1 in 921
  2. Washington#178 · 1 in 1,166
  3. West Virginia#205 · 1 in 1,306
  4. District of Columbia#213 · 1 in 1,460
  5. New Jersey#217 · 1 in 1,945

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#177221 in 921
Washington#178111 in 1,166
West Virginia#205151 in 1,306
District of Columbia#21351 in 1,460
New Jersey#217151 in 1,945
Kansas#22671 in 1,826
North Carolina#232251 in 1,560
New Mexico#23651 in 1,173
Mississippi#238181 in 1,282
Indiana#239131 in 2,214
Missouri#239161 in 1,863
Arkansas#246131 in 1,512
Maryland#24671 in 2,104
Kentucky#257151 in 1,908
Ohio#263211 in 2,722
South Carolina#267121 in 1,876
Virginia#273111 in 2,370
Georgia#279161 in 2,034
Florida#28781 in 2,023
Alabama#304121 in 2,478
Louisiana#309121 in 2,060
New York#315271 in 3,572
Pennsylvania#318201 in 3,928
Illinois#325181 in 3,396
Texas#337301 in 2,125
Michigan#37191 in 5,318
Tennessee#37671 in 4,199
California#400141 in 3,982
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1941

girls
#311
440 births · 1 in 2,746 girls

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #311Lenora440
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 2,746 of them was named Lenora, which outranked 93.9% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenora
  1. #307Terry444
  2. #309Cheryl442
  3. #310Gretchen441
  4. #311Lenora440
  5. #312Lorene439
  6. #313Polly435
  7. #313Rosetta435
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →