Leonora

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

Girl's name · #1772 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Leonora — on the books since 1880, #1772 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 7,500 girls have carried the name since. 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 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Leonora ranks in other countries and regions.

#29 in Denmark (2025) · #97 in Norway (2025) · #101 in Austria (2025) · #168 in Sweden (2025) · #249 in Slovenia (2025) · #436 in Switzerland (2025) · #550 in Belgium (2025) · #561 in England & Wales (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #818 in Poland (2025) · #1,174 in Italy (2024) · #2,068 in France (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Leonoras

Leonora Carrington — British and Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist (1917–2011)
Leonora Dori — Italian-French courtier (1568–1617)
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt — Danish noble and writer (1621–1698)
Leonora Jakupi — Kosovar singer and songwriter (born 1979)
Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield — British aristocrat (born 1949)

In stories & tradition

Leonora — Operatic character in the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Leonora Palma — Operatic character in the opera The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès

What Leonoras become

Among 136 notable people named Leonora:

Entertainers appear 2.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leonora, Danish singer and figure skater (born 1998).

Similar names: Eleonora · Minerva · Leonie · Sonora · Francis · Lora

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