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Lenora

Girl

Meaning of Lenora: Greek: 'light'

Lenora is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 533rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#533

562 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

37,089

First recorded 1880 · peak 1924

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 126 babies1982: 94 babies1983: 101 babies1984: 81 babies1985: 86 babies1986: 68 babies1987: 91 babies1988: 80 babies1989: 84 babies1990: 59 babies19901991: 73 babies1992: 62 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 59 babies1995: 38 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 31 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 59 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 61 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 67 babies2012: 89 babies2013: 127 babies2014: 136 babies2015: 133 babies2016: 174 babies2017: 193 babies2018: 191 babies2019: 222 babies2020: 219 babies20202021: 236 babies2022: 290 babies2023: 368 babies2024: 393 babies2025: 562 babies
US babies named Lenora per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 562.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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