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Hannelore

OriginGerman
Meaning"grace + god is my light"
US Rank#12367

2025 SSA

About Hannelore

A pretty and substantial German smoosh name, a combination of Hanne and Eleonore. Most popular in Germany from the 1930s to the 1950s. Former German Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Helmut Schmidt both had wives named Hannelore.

Pronounced ha-ne-LOR-uh.

As of October 2026, Hannelore ranked #12367 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3614 in 1958.

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