Girl nameCurrently #2,018 in the USRising

Lenore

//ləˈnɔɹ//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19266 lettersStarts with L

Meaning & origin

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Lenore's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Lenore, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Lenore
188012
188110
188219
188317
188413
188522
188620
188737
188831
188937
189038
189125
189249
189367
189443
189562
189666
189767
189859
189968
190081
190156
190284
190378
190482
1905113
1906117
190797
1908115
1909114
1910140
1911131
1912168
1913210
1914270
1915360
1916330
1917367
1918412
1919390
1920402
1921417
1922439
1923387
1924434
1925408
1926460
1927459
1928415
1929439
1930411
1931398
1932373
1933376
1934350
1935352
1936373
1937340
1938333
1939296
1940239
1941284
1942360
1943344
1944309
1945275
1946371
1947408
1948355
1949321
1950291
1951308
1952307
1953257
1954244
1955254
1956251
1957289
1958284
1959291
1960255
1961236
1962221
1963177
1964155
1965157
1966148
1967198
1968205
1969174
1970156
1971187
1972149
1973128
1974109
197584
197663
197754
197847
197953
198039
198163
198236
198331
198432
198533
198644
198718
198827
198929
199023
199127
19929
199312
199419
199512
19969
199714
199820
199912
200016
200112
20029
200314
200413
200516
200621
200718
200821
200921
201024
201134
201238
201341
201463
201568
201666
201746
201860
201971
202041
202173
202276
202371
202497

Lenore through the decades

  • Lenore peaked in 1926, when 460 babies were named Lenore in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Lenore has risen 125% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Lenore currently ranks #2,018 in the US and is on the rise.

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