Leora
Hebrew in origin, from li and or, together meaning light is mine. It has also been used as a shortened form of Leonora.
Leora in 2025
Leora was given to 163 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,550th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,340 babies born.
The history of Leora
Leora reached its highest point in 1921, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 801st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 548th, in 1903.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 12,125 babies have been named Leora. Half of them were born before 1933, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Leora by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leora | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 288 | 619 |
| 1890s | 528 | 564 |
| 1900s | 769 | 548 |
| 1910s | 1,852 | 599 |
| 1920s | 2,165 | 799 |
| 1930s | 1,304 | 964 |
| 1940s | 828 | 1,291 |
| 1950s | 648 | 1,642 |
| 1960s | 468 | 2,278 |
| 1970s | 332 | 3,445 |
| 1980s | 402 | 2,692 |
| 1990s | 379 | 4,474 |
| 2000s | 523 | 4,470 |
| 2010s | 862 | 3,056 |
| 2020s | 777 | 2,550 |
Where Leora is heading
Leora has risen 90% over the past decade, from 86 babies in 2015 to 163 in 2025.
Names like Leora
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leora.