Is Leonore a boy or girl name?

Leonore is a girl’s name. Of the 2,313 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Leonore

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Leonore was most popular in 1928, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,580 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,313 people named Leonore.

Leonore over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leonore’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leonore a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leonore is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,313 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Leonore

Where Leonore is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org