The first name Leonore

In 2025, 3 girls were named Leonore, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 7 births (#3,178).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leonore with other names.

In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Leonore, the 12,626th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1928, when 70 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.

• Leonore Gewessler
  Austrian politician and minister, born 1977
• Leonore Annenberg
  American businesswoman (1918-2009)
• Léonore Perrus
  French fencer (born 1984)

• Mia
• Ottilie
• Elsa
• Vienna
• Lorelei
• Lorelai
• Susanne
• Millicent
• Bertha
• Hedwig
• Wilhelmina
• Gretchen
• Bettina
• Hildegard
• Hannelore
• Imelda

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Leonore mean?

Borrowed from German Leonore.

What is the origin of the name Leonore?

Borrowed from German Leonore.

How popular is the name Leonore?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Leonore, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2018, with 7 births.

Is Leonore a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,313 US babies named Leonore since 1880 were girls.

When was Leonore most popular?

1928 in the United States, when 70 babies were named Leonore, its highest rank at 876th.