Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Leonor

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,267 Trend ↑ Rising 66%
Rank 2025
#2,267
among girls · ↓189 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Leonor · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
93 babies
All-time total
6,183
#2,252 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Leonor popularity over time

6,183 babies have been named Leonor since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 12 – 12 1 – #993
1890s 53 – 53 5 +342% #866
1900s 136 – 136 14 +157% #725
1910s 422 – 422 42 +210% #843
1920s 799 5 804 80 +91% #738
1930s 550 – 550 55 -32% #835
1940s 507 – 507 51 -8% #1,081
1950s 549 – 549 55 +8% #1,139
1960s 599 – 599 60 +9% #1,319
1970s 579 – 579 58 -3% #1,423
1980s 447 – 447 45 -23% #1,774
1990s 440 5 445 45 0% #2,331
2000s 324 – 324 32 -27% #3,489
2010s 363 – 363 36 +12% #3,371
2020s (to 2025) 393 – 393 66 +80% #2,078

Where Leonor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 96 0.06 outside top 500
2028 102 0.06 outside top 500
2029 108 0.07 outside top 500
2030 113 0.07 outside top 500

Where Leonor is most popular

Girls named Leonor per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Florida, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leonor born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 71 0.088 +113%
Florida 29 0.068 +64%
California 55 0.065 +58%
Illinois 12 0.052 +27%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 +20%
New York 15 0.038 -9%
Arizona 5 0.036 -14%
Washington 5 0.035 -16%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leonor

Leonor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,267 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 6,183 American babies have been named Leonor. Its peak came in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leonor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leonor?

The median living Leonor is about 46 years old; half are between 23 and 65. An estimated 4,000 people named Leonor are alive in the United States today.

median 46 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leonor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 81 #2,267 – –
2024 93 #2,078 – –
2023 60 #2,840 – –
2022 59 #2,883 – –
2021 43 #3,592 – –
2020 57 #2,873 – –
2019 41 #3,697 – –
2018 47 #3,371 – –
2017 45 #3,460 – –
2016 44 #3,560 – –
2015 40 #3,816 – –
2014 32 #4,511 – –
2013 28 #4,967 – –
2012 23 #5,812 – –
2011 31 #4,634 – –
2010 32 #4,553 – –
2009 29 #5,027 – –
2008 32 #4,714 – –
2007 42 #3,826 – –
2006 43 #3,654 – –
2005 30 #4,543 – –
2004 19 #6,392 – –
2003 33 #4,076 – –
2002 28 #4,452 – –
2001 30 #4,153 – –
2000 38 #3,489 – –
1995 51 #2,506 – –
1990 54 #2,331 – –
1985 45 #2,273 – –
1980 48 #2,141 – –
1975 56 #1,696 – –
1970 53 #1,730 – –
1965 64 #1,384 – –
1960 59 #1,439 – –
1955 39 #1,654 – –
1950 66 #1,139 – –
1945 40 #1,274 – –
1940 42 #1,126 – –
1935 57 #918 – –
1930 73 #835 – –
1925 75 #863 – –
1920 68 #884 – –
1915 45 #997 – –
1910 22 #930 – –
1905 7 #1,621 – –
1900 7 #1,658 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 6 #993 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Leonor

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leonor, Princess of Asturias Leonor, Princess of Asturias Heir to the Spanish throne (born 2005) Contemporary
  2. 2 Leonor Varela Leonor Varela Chilean actress b. 1972 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Leonor Watling Leonor Watling Spanish actress and singer b. 1975 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Leonor Fini Leonor Fini Argentine-Italian artist (1907–1996) Contemporary
  5. 5 Leonor Teles Leonor Teles Queen of Portugal from 1372 to 1383 1350–1386 · Medieval
  6. 6 Leonor Michaelis Leonor Michaelis German chemist and physician (1875–1949) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leonor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leonor?

The median living Leonor is about 46 years old. Half of all living Leonors are between 23 and 65 years old.

How many people named Leonor are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Leonor are alive in the United States, based on 6,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leonor in 2025?

Leonor ranked #2,267 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leonor?

6,183 babies have been named Leonor in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leonor most popular?

Leonor peaked in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Leonor a boy or girl name?

Leonor is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leonor rising or falling?

Leonor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leonor become more popular?

Leonor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 113 girls named Leonor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leonor?

Well-known people named Leonor include Leonor, Princess of Asturias (nobleman), Leonor Varela (actor), Leonor Watling (actor).

Names like Leonor

Names that sound and feel close to Leonor: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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