Leonor

Meaning: The other Aenor
Origin: Variant of Eleanor · From Latin alia; the earlier root has the sense riches and fame (from Old Provencal/Latin, ultimately Germanic; Arabic light also suggested)

Girl's name · #2267 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Leonor holds its lane: charted since 1885 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2267 in 2025). About 6,200 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

See where Leonor is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Leonor is especially popular in Portugal.

#3 in Portugal (2023) · #174 in Switzerland (2025) · #527 in Mexico (2024) · #644 in Ecuador (2025) · #678 in France (2025) · #709 in Belgium (2025) · #1,179 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,617 in Austria (2025) · #3,258 in Canada (2024).

Famous Leonors

Leonor I of Navarre — Queen regnant of Navarre
Leonor Watling — Spanish actress and singer
Leonor Fini — Argentine painter, designer and writer (1907–1996)
Leonor Andrade — Portuguese singer and actor
Leonor Varela — Chilean actress

In stories & tradition

Léonor de Guzman (Leonora di Gusmann) — La favorite (musical stage work)

What Leonors become

Among 199 notable people named Leonor:

Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leonor Watling, Spanish actress and singer.

Similar names: Eleonor · Manuela · Leonie · Vesper · Ofelia · Ester

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