Holding steady.
Popularity of Lendora since 1918
Babies named Lendora per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1954, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lendora's real moment was 1918.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 34 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lendora is a rare American coinage first recorded in 1918, a year that marks its peak in usage. The name never entered the top 1000, and its one-in-N ratio for 2025 is effectively zero due to extreme rarity. Its trajectory since the 1910s has been stable at negligible levels of use, with no revival or geographic concentration. While the name blends familiar sounds from Lenore and Dora, its meaning remains uncertain. It exemplifies the early-20th-century American tradition of creating distinctively feminine names through combination and variation.
Lendora is a rare given name first recorded in 1918 in the United States. It appears to be an invented composite name, likely blending elements from the familiar names Lenore (from the Greek Helen, meaning 'bright, shining one') and Dora (a shortened form of Dorothy, from Greek 'gift of God'), or possibly a variant of Elendora. The name has not achieved widespread use and remains extremely uncommon.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Len, Dora, Lennie
Variants: Elendora
Sibling names for Lendora
Names that share Lendora's style, for a brother or sister.
