Lenore

Meaning: Possibly the other Aenor
Origin: Occitan — Short form of Eleanor

Girl's name · #1971 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Lenore holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1971 in 2025). About 23,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lenore ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,495 in Canada (2025) · #5,405 in France (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #9,204 in Ecuador (2014) · #467 in Ireland (1979) · #429 in Scotland (1975) · #280 in New Zealand (1947).

Famous Lenores

Lenore Zann — Canadian actress and politician (born 1959)
Lenore Kasdorf — American actress (born 1948)
Lenore Aubert — Slovenian actress (1918–1993)
Lenore Blum — USA computer scientist and mathematician (born 1942)
Lenore Romney — American actress and political figure (1908–1998)

In stories & tradition

Lenore Dauterive — King of the Hill (TV series)

What Lenores become

Among 83 notable people named Lenore:

Artists & writers appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lenore J. Coffee, American screenwriter and author (1896–1984).

Similar names: Lenora · Sybil · Lennox · Jadore · Millicent · Lenna

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