Leora is a distinctive choice, ranked #1362 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leora in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1362
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leora in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Leora
Leora Batnitzky — Leora Faye Batnitzky is an American philosopher and the current Ronald O.
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 Civilization at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leora
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Leora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leora in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leora is at its highest recorded position — #1,362 in 2025, with 23 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,939.
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 Bilsky and Leora Auslander. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
23
UK babies named Leora (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 577 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
Almost certainly the only Leora in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
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 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.