Lenora

What Lenora means

Variant of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”

variant of Eleanor || The first known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Provençal Aliénor, perhaps from Latin alia (“other”) and her mother's name Aenor, its meaning thereby said to be “the other Aenor”.

Source: Wiktionary, “Lenora” (revision 89378991) and “Eleanor” (revision 89333856), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Lenora?

US: Rising: up from #1609 in 2015. England & Wales: New in the last 10 years.

Biggest US share so far: 1881, when 68 girls got the name (#181 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,860 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 19,483 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (2.48 per 1,000 girls), WI (1.38 per 1,000 girls), IA (1.27 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Lenora is #538 in the US and #2138 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Lenora were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Leonor81 US · 28 E&W
• Lanora25 US
• Lunara17 US · 3 E&W
• Lynora15 US
• Leonore7 US · 3 E&W
• Lenorah9 US
• Lynnora8 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Lenora

Girls

• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025
• Wrenley#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Mabel#201“lovable”^*
• Jane#221“God is gracious”^*

For a brother

• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Beau#60Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025
• Harvey#251“iron + blazing”^*
• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
• Rory#199“red-haired king”^*
• Dean#125“valley”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Lenora’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.