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Leonor vs Therese

Leonor and Theresecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Leonor was ranked #1325 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.

Leonor and Therese over time

Leonor and Therese appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Leonor held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Therese in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Therese reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leonor in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 20002023

    Leonor held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Therese in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Leonor #1325 in 2023, Therese #2084 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2008: Leonor moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3667 and #2895; by 2008 that had become #2022 and #5545.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Leonor #1325, Therese #4709.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Therese

Pairs where Therese shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Leonor, Therese
FieldLeonorTherese
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #1743 (2024)Norway · Girls #487 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Leonor has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Leonor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1102 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 2000–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1743 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Therese

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls