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Leora

Leora is currently the #1352 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 163 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1880, Leora is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Leora hit its all-time high of #294 in 1880, when 28 girls were given the name. State by state, New Jersey leads the way at #470.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1352
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#294
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
163
girls named Leora

Leora popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.017%0.025%0.033%18801900192019401960198020002020#294 in 1880
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where Leora is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025MI—New York: #704 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#704Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #470 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#470Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leora in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#470), Minnesota (#659), Maryland (#731)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Leora in the most recent year of SSA data.

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