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Leonora

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Leonora: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #561 to #3725.199920052010201520202025#561#3725
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1522
1997#1543
1998#1979
1999#1805
2000#1995
2002#2540
2003#1996
2004#3725
2005#1589
2006#1748
2007#2410
2008#3005
2009#2759
2010#2843
2011#1729
2012#1893
2013#1774
2014#2203
2015#1452
2016#1571
2017#1330
2018#1170
2019#1119
2020#969
2021#901
2022#729
2023#888
2024#811
2025#561

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 30 of the 37 years from 1989 to 2025.

In 2025: #97 among girls in Norway, #561 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1966–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1989–2025

    Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1989–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #561 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #92 in Norway in 2017.

Leonora's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#56171HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#81146HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#88840HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#72950HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#90139HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#96935HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#111930HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#117029HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#133025HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#157120HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#145222HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#220312HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#189315HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#172916HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#158914HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#25406HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#19958HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#19798HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#154311HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#152211HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#9762HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#10551HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#10058HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#10551HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#10848HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#10949HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#11746HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#12645HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#9264HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#9267HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#11753HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#12250HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#19030HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#19030HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#14446HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#15142HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#19431HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#21328HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#20429HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#21626HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#26019HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#38510HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5006HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#35111HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#3989HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#3969HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4069HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4079HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5436HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5357HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#5153HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4225HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4764HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4834HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#5183HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#3218HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4713HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4174HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#4473HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#3803HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Leonora is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Leonora, between 1966 and 2025, in 48 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1975NorwayNorway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2016England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202519662025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1966–199316#321 in 1975
Norway1989–202530#92 in 2016
England and Wales1996–202529#561 in 2025

Its high point came 50 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1975) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1966; it appears again in 1970.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Leonora

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #92 in Norway in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.