Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Leora

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,356 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#1,356
among girls · ↑166 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
163
named Leora · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,861
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
255 babies
All-time total
12,125
#1,485 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Leora popularity over time

12,125 babies have been named Leora since 1880, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 288 – 288 29 – #301
1890s 528 – 528 53 +83% #353
1900s 769 – 769 77 +46% #354
1910s 1,846 6 1,852 185 +141% #365
1920s 2,165 – 2,165 217 +17% #425
1930s 1,304 – 1,304 130 -40% #533
1940s 828 – 828 83 -37% #719
1950s 648 – 648 65 -22% #964
1960s 468 – 468 47 -28% #1,397
1970s 332 – 332 33 -29% #2,198
1980s 402 – 402 40 +21% #1,689
1990s 379 – 379 38 -6% #2,714
2000s 523 – 523 52 +38% #2,656
2010s 862 – 862 86 +65% #1,681
2020s (to 2025) 777 – 777 130 +50% #1,356

Where Leora 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 173 0.11 outside top 500
2027 182 0.11 outside top 500
2028 190 0.12 outside top 500
2029 197 0.12 outside top 500
2030 203 0.13 outside top 500

Where Leora is most popular

Girls named Leora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.082 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leora 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
New York 113 0.285 +247%
New Jersey 45 0.249 +203%
Florida 48 0.112 +36%
Maryland 11 0.104 +26%
Michigan 17 0.093 +13%
Georgia 19 0.084 ≈ national
Ohio 16 0.067 -18%
Illinois 15 0.066 -20%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -21%
Virginia 11 0.065 -22%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 -23%
California 49 0.058 -29%
Texas 43 0.053 -35%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -41%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -41%
Washington 6 0.042 -50%
Missouri 5 0.041 -50%
Arizona 5 0.036 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Leora

Leora is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,356 in 2025 with 163 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 12,125 American babies have been named Leora. Its peak came in 1921, when 255 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Leora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leora?

The median living Leora is about 37 years old; half are between 11 and 69. An estimated 5,100 people named Leora are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

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

Leora 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 163 #1,356 – –
2024 142 #1,522 – –
2023 134 #1,579 – –
2022 111 #1,835 – –
2021 118 #1,745 – –
2020 109 #1,815 – –
2019 82 #2,245 – –
2018 124 #1,681 – –
2017 106 #1,912 – –
2016 96 #2,063 – –
2015 86 #2,204 – –
2014 82 #2,281 – –
2013 73 #2,473 – –
2012 71 #2,556 – –
2011 66 #2,682 – –
2010 76 #2,468 – –
2009 63 #2,818 – –
2008 51 #3,298 – –
2007 68 #2,698 – –
2006 53 #3,158 – –
2005 41 #3,622 – –
2004 55 #2,911 – –
2003 58 #2,726 – –
2002 45 #3,180 – –
2001 33 #3,913 – –
2000 56 #2,656 – –
1995 36 #3,188 – –
1990 42 #2,774 – –
1985 36 #2,681 – –
1980 44 #2,265 – –
1975 35 #2,337 – –
1970 34 #2,287 – –
1965 56 #1,492 – –
1960 62 #1,397 – –
1955 67 #1,239 – –
1950 88 #964 – –
1945 69 #910 – –
1940 94 #719 – –
1935 120 #596 – –
1930 154 #550 – –
1925 218 #468 – –
1920 214 #463 – –
1915 223 #404 – –
1910 104 #389 – –
1905 62 #429 – –
1900 71 #394 – –
1895 56 #374 – –
1890 51 #359 – –
1885 21 #462 – –
1880 28 #301 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Leora?

The median living Leora is about 37 years old. Half of all living Leoras are between 11 and 69 years old.

How many people named Leora are alive today?

An estimated 5,100 people named Leora are alive in the United States, based on 12,125 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leora in 2025?

Leora ranked #1,356 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 163 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leora?

12,125 babies have been named Leora in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leora most popular?

Leora peaked in 1921, when 255 newborns received the name.

Is Leora a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Leora rising or falling?

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

Will Leora become more popular?

Leora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 203 girls named Leora in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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