Leora
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning light; a form of Leonora.
Leora by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Leora. In the US, 103 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 255 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leora. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Lenoravariant of Leonora; bright lion193 in the US (2017)
- Lioramy light or I have light72 in England and Wales (2025)
- Loralaurel; a form of Laura49 in the US (2017)
- Leolalion; a form of Leola or Leonie25 in the US (2017)
- Leotapeople bright; a form of Leota8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leora
Names that are said the same way as Leora, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Leora, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leora
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