Leonora comes from the Greek / Italian tradition, meaning Bright one.
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How popular is Leonora?
1924peak year
Today, Leonora is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2722), with only about 67 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 138 babies were given the name (ranked #638 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Leonora has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 7,390 babies have been registered as Leonora since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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