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How popular is the name Leora?
Births per year, rank history and how many Leoras are alive today.
Leora (female) is a shortened form of the name Eleanor. Although Leora itself was given to 23 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1362nd as a registered name), most Leoras are registered as Eleanor, which ranked 56th in 2025 with 776 babies.
Most people called Leora are registered as Eleanor, and share that name's profile: the Eleanor you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Eleanors born in England and Wales are between 19 and 41, and there are at least 74,000 of them alive today. Only some Eleanors go by Leora.
How many babies are named Leora or Eleanor each year?
Combined registrations of Eleanor, Leora. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Eleanor rank as a registered name?
Where does Leora rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Leora short for Eleanor?
Yes - Leora is a shortened form of Eleanor. Leoras are usually registered as Eleanor at birth.
When was the name Leora most popular?
The full name Eleanor peaked in 1997, when 2,747 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Leora itself peaked as a registered name in 2025, with 23 babies.
How many people are called Leora?
There's no official count of people who go by Leora, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 74,000 people registered as Eleanor born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Leora.
How old is the typical Leora?
Most people called Leora are registered as Eleanor. Most living Eleanors are between 19 and 41; the most common age is about 29.
Is Leora becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.