Leonor: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “meaning uncertain”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- leh-oh-NOR · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor. The deeper origin of Eleanor is uncertain, though the name has been established in medieval Europe for centuries.
How popular is Leonor?
Babies named Leonor in 202493
2024 rank#2,062 girls
Peak year1909
Total US babies since 18806,101
Leonor is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Leonor
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
- Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
- Lenoralight · English
- Eleanorameaning uncertain · French
- Nellbright, shining one · English
- Elinormeaning uncertain · French
- Eleanoreuncertain; associated with Aenor · French
- Elanoruncertain; associated with Eleanor · Unknown
Leonor questions
What does the name Leonor mean?
Leonor means "meaning uncertain". It comes from Spanish. Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor. The deeper origin of Eleanor is uncertain, though the name has been established in medieval Europe for centuries.
Is Leonor a boy or girl name?
Leonor is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Leonor?
93 US babies were named Leonor in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.
How do you pronounce Leonor?
Leonor is usually pronounced leh-oh-NOR.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.