Lenore
How to say it: luh-NOR · /ləˈnɔːr/
English variant of Eleanor (Greek 'light') - literary name immortalized by Poe's poem 'The Raven' in 1845.
Lenore was the 1,520th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 98 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1920s, its births are up about 41% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,190 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,520 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 98 |
| Share of births | 1 in 33,830 |
| Peak decade | 1920s |
| Change over 10 years | +41% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,190 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lenore peaked in the 1920s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Len
- Nora
- Leni
Honouring a Lenore in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lenore is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Greek.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Lenore
- Lenore Blum (born 1942)American computer scientist and mathematician
- Lenore Kight (1911–2000)American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist
- Lenore Zann (born 1959)Canadian actress and politician
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Good to know
- The lost Lenore mourned in Poe's 'The Raven'; the name carries a funereal literary echo
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