Leonor
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Leonor
This streamlined variation of Eleanor is common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, particularly Portugal itself, where it has ranked among the Top 3 baby girl names for over a decade.
In Spain, Leonor is the name of the princess -- Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias -- who is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne.
The "lioness" meaning is given because of Leonor's similarity to Leona or Leonie, names with a Latin root meaning lioness. But technically, Leonor is a variation of Eleanor, one of the most prominent names with an unknown meaning.
Leonor is also given to boys.
Pronounced leh-oh-NOR.
As of October 2026, Leonor ranked #2267 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #725 in 1909, Nameberry popularity #896.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,511 | 32 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,815 | 40 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,557 | 44 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,460 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,369 | 47 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,697 | 41 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,870 | 57 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,588 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,879 | 59 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,835 | 60 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,075 | 93 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,267 | 81 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Leonor for girls
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Famous Leonors
- Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y OrtizGirl
Princess of Asturias (b. 2005), daughter of King Felipe VI and heiress presumptive of Spain
- Leonor Telles de MenesesGirl
queen consort of Ferdinand I of Portugal
- Leonor FiniGirl
Argentine painter
- Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos WatlingGirl
Spanish actress and singer
- Leonor Varela PilmeGirl
Chilean actress
- Leonor Kretzer SullivanGirl
U.S. Congresswoman from Missouri
- Leonor Rivera–KippingGirl
“lover by correspondence” of Philippine national hero José Rizal
- Leonor Oyarzún IvanovicGirl
First Lady of Chile as wife of President Patricio Aylwin
- Leonor Maia (born Maria da Conceição de Vasconcelos)Girl
Portuguese actress
- Leonor López de CórdobaGirl
Spanish memoirist, adviser and confidant of Queen Catalina of Castile
- Leonor Gonzalez MinaGirl
Afro,Colombian singer
Leonor in pop culture
- Leonor GreylGirl
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