Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lionor isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lionor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1941. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lionor’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Lionor, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elenor
>99% girls
Leola
“one who is faithful; loyal” · “having the strength of a lion”
>99% girls
Levina
“resembling a lightning bolt”
>99% girls
Lorenza
Lorenza is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Italian.
5% boys · 95% girls
Elinor
“shining light”
>99% girls
Loa
Loa is a surname.
>99% girls
Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Ione
“resembling the violet flower”
>99% girls