Leonor is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Leonor means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Leonor across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Leonor has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Leonor is a girl name of Occitan origin meaning “light; the foreign one”. A Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,183 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 345 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Leonor per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 2024 (93/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (29/yr).
Leonor is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2024, when it ranked #3,759 nationally (given to 110 babies that year).
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