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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • 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: #341 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,802 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: #398 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,381 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #467 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,966 girlsMINew York: #469 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,634 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: #433 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,689 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedINOhio: #362 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,080 girlsOHPennsylvania: #482 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,048 girlsPANew Jersey: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #470 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,872 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: #354 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,627 girlsMOKentucky: #460 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,604 girlsKYWest Virginia: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,932 girlsWVVirginia: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsVAMaryland: #285 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedDEArizona: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lenora, so not publishedNMKansas: #375 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsKSArkansas: #374 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,117 girlsARTennessee: #327 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #458 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,199 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #416 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #313 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,653 girlsDCOklahoma: #341 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsOKLouisiana: #334 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsLAMississippi: #296 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsMSAlabama: #354 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsALGeorgia: #386 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,541 girlsGAHawaii: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsHITexas: #540 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,087 girlsTXFlorida: #303 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#274 · 1 in 1,336
  2. Hawaii#282 · 1 in 1,211
  3. Maryland#285 · 1 in 2,393
  4. Mississippi#296 · 1 in 1,964
  5. Virginia#302 · 1 in 2,408

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#27491 in 1,336
Hawaii#28251 in 1,211
Maryland#285121 in 2,393
Mississippi#296141 in 1,964
Virginia#302171 in 2,408
Florida#303181 in 2,201
District of Columbia#31351 in 2,653
New Jersey#313171 in 3,154
Tennessee#327131 in 2,957
Louisiana#334171 in 2,210
Oklahoma#34181 in 2,757
Washington#341101 in 2,802
Alabama#354121 in 3,020
Missouri#354121 in 3,627
Ohio#362251 in 4,080
Arkansas#37461 in 3,117
Kansas#37561 in 3,616
Georgia#386131 in 3,541
West Virginia#38951 in 3,932
Illinois#398231 in 4,381
South Carolina#41671 in 4,087
Iowa#43351 in 5,689
North Carolina#458101 in 5,199
Kentucky#46061 in 5,604
Michigan#467151 in 5,966
New York#469291 in 5,634
California#470301 in 4,872
Pennsylvania#482161 in 7,048
Texas#540221 in 5,087
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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 1955

girls
#427
429 births · 1 in 4,558 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #427Lenora429
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 4,558 of them was named Lenora, which outranked 93.7% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenora
  1. #424Eunice432
  2. #424Gayla432
  3. #424Tara432
  4. #427Lenora429
  5. #427Myrna429
  6. #429Roxann426
  7. #430Mitzi424
  8. #431Rosalyn422

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

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →