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Lenore

/ləˈnɔɹ/ · 100% girls · 98 born in 2025

Lenore has been given to about 22,974 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ləˈnɔɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 11,323
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lenore per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1926 · 460
  • Born in 202598
  • All time22,974
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Lenore?

Its best year was 1926, when 460 babies were given the name, ranking 312th. The typical living American called Lenore is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lenore

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eleanore0.75
  2. Lenora0.72
  3. Leone0.69
  4. Lennie0.64
  5. Leonora0.61
  6. Leora0.60
  7. Leonor0.60
  8. Deidre0.57

Middle names for Lenore

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lenore Catherine0.84
  2. Lenore Josephine0.84
  3. Lenore Rose0.83
  4. Lenore Marie0.83
  5. Lenore Grace0.83
  6. Lenore Jane0.83

Sibling names for Lenore

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.96
  2. Otisbrother · 0.94
  3. Harlanbrother · 0.93
  4. Mavissister · 0.93
  5. Hughbrother · 0.92
  6. Rosiesister · 0.91

Where Lenore is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lenore White0.78
  2. Lenore Nguyen0.78
  3. Lenore Hill0.78
  4. Lenore Hall0.78
  5. Lenore Brown0.78
  6. Lenore Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lenore

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lenore across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.