Leanor
Feminine
Leanor entered the US charts in 1911, peaked at #2164 in 1913, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Leanor?
Leanor first appears in US birth records in 1911 — 114 years ago. The typical Leanor alive today was born around 1929, making them about 96 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Leanor are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Leanor most popular?
Leanor peaked in 1913, reaching #2164 nationally. See the whole 1913 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1911
- Most girls named
- 191913 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2164reached in 1913
- Change vs 1971
- −14.3%6 in 1975, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Leanors among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Leanor are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Leanor sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Leanors are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Leanor are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Leanor in 2025?
- Leanor is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Leanor with classmates?
- Leanor will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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