Is Leora a boy or girl name?
Leora is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 140 girls and 0 boys were named Leora, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 11,961 US babies named Leora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,529
- Babies named Leora since 1880
- 11,961
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 255 babies
Boys and girls named Leora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 288 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 528 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 769 | 100% |
| 1910s | 6 | 1,846 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,165 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,304 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 828 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 648 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 468 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 333 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 379 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 523 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 862 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 612 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,529 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,577 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,835 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,745 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,815 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,245 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,681 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,912 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,063 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,281 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,472 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,556 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,682 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,468 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,818 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,297 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,697 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,158 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,622 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,911 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,726 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,179 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,913 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,656 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,169 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,714 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,133 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,541 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,188 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,067 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,638 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,115 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,189 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,623 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,954 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,323 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,700 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,680 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,822 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,219 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,803 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,689 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,397 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,289 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,491 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,579 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,338 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,531 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,249 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,338 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,198 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,288 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,946 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,110 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,935 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,937 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,492 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,679 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,637 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,504 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,621 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,398 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,444 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,338 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,259 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,294 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,239 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,475 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,316 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,123 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,154 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 88 | #964 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,082 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,078 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 88 | #946 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 74 | #974 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 69 | #910 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 85 | #827 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 84 | #852 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 107 | #723 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 90 | #754 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 94 | #719 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 117 | #627 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 120 | #627 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 120 | #618 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 120 | #602 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 120 | #596 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 122 | #593 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 131 | #560 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 146 | #538 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 154 | #533 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 154 | #550 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 172 | #517 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 171 | #535 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 212 | #479 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 211 | #478 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 218 | #468 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 252 | #439 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 215 | #470 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 245 | #425 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 255 | #426 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 214 | #463 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 247 | #412 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 235 | #433 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,793 | 227 | #425 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 243 | #403 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 223 | #404 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 162 | #420 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 150 | #397 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 134 | #399 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 121 | #365 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 104 | #389 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 99 | #369 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 81 | #405 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 64 | #450 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 88 | #357 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 62 | #429 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 85 | #355 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 80 | #354 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 69 | #380 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 70 | #362 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 71 | #394 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 59 | #378 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 58 | #407 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 61 | #372 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 49 | #414 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 56 | #374 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 62 | #353 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 51 | #380 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 47 | #388 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 34 | #437 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 51 | #359 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 31 | #434 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 40 | #383 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 30 | #399 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 33 | #374 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 21 | #462 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 26 | #393 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 27 | #349 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 29 | #332 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 23 | #344 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 28 | #301 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leora reached #3,793 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #301 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leora
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.