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“Variant of Eleanor — The other Aenor (from Latin alia); root sense riches and fame” — Old Provencal/Latin, ultimately Germanic; Arabic light also suggested origin
Girl's name · #539 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Lenora holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#539 in 2025). About 37,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,800 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Austria (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 31 notable people named Lenora:
No single standout — notable Lenoras spread across many fields.
Similar names: Lenore · Harriet · Lennox · Flora · Celia · Myra
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