Leora is a distinctive choice, ranked #1541 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Leora in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1541
About the Name Leora
2024 marks Leora's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1541. The name has climbed 398 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Leora is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leora
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Leora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leora in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leora is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 398 places over the last five years to #1541 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Leora is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Leora include: Leora Batnitzky — Leora Faye Batnitzky is an American philosopher and the current Ronald O.; Leora Bilsky — Leora Y.; Leora Auslander — Leora Auslander is an American historian, best known for being Professor of European Social History and the Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor in Western....
Leora does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Leoras in the wild.
20
UK babies named Leora (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 398 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leora
Likely around 1 other Leora in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Leora
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Leora Y. Bilsky is an Israeli full professor at the Faculty of Law, and the Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights, both at Tel Aviv University.
Leora Auslander is an American historian, best known for being Professor of European Social History and the Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor in Western Civilization at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
Leora Mariana Levy is a Cuban-born American businesswoman and politician. She was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut.
Leora Kornfeld is a digital media researcher and consultant and former radio personality. She was best known for hosting RealTime on CBC Stereo in the 1990s, which was billed as the first radio program in the world to integrate emerging Internet technologies such as IRC internet chat into its program format.