The first name Leonor
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 28 girls were named Leonor, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 31 births (#1,102).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leonor with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leonor at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 81 girls born in the United States were named Leonor, the 2,267th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 93 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Leonor
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leonor, Princess of Asturias38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne, born 2005
- Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineFrench aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)
- Leonor VarelaChilean actress, born 1972
- Leonor MichaelisGerman biochemist (1875–1949)
- Léonor SerrailleFrench writer and director, born 1986
- Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo(1553-1576)
- Leonor SullivanAmerican politician (1902-1988)
- Leonor Orosa-GoquingcoFilipino dancer (1917–2005)
- Leonor OyarzúnFirst Lady of Chile (1919–2022)
- Eleanor of ToledoDuchess of Florence (1522-1562)
- Eleanor de GuzmánCastilian noblewoman and long-term mistress to Alfonso XI of Castile, 1310–1351
- Norah BorgesArgentine illustrator (1901-1998)
Questions
- How popular is the name Leonor?
- In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Leonor, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 2021, with 31 births.
- Is Leonor a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,183 US babies named Leonor since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leonor most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 93 babies were named Leonor, its highest rank at 2,078th.