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Leonor

100% girls · 81 born in 2025

Leonor has been given to about 6,183 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,249
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leonor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 93
  • Born in 202581
  • All time6,183
  • England & Wales, 202528

How popular is Leonor?

Its best year was 2024, when 93 babies were given the name, ranking 2078th. The typical living American called Leonor is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Leonor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leonora0.76
  2. Eleanor0.71
  3. Honor0.70
  4. Leona0.60
  5. Lenora0.60
  6. Lenore0.60
  7. Lennon0.60
  8. Leone0.60

Middle names for Leonor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leonor Anne0.81
  2. Leonor Eve0.80
  3. Leonor Elizabeth0.78
  4. Leonor Catherine0.78
  5. Leonor Marie0.77
  6. Leonor Grace0.77

Sibling names for Leonor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaddeusbrother · 0.88
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.88
  3. Winonasister · 0.88
  4. Georginasister · 0.88
  5. Santosbrother · 0.88
  6. Theodorasister · 0.87

Where Leonor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. Florida0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. California0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leonor Anderson0.77
  2. Leonor White0.72
  3. Leonor Nguyen0.72
  4. Leonor Hill0.72
  5. Leonor Hall0.72
  6. Leonor Green0.72

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 Leonor

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

Leonor 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.