Leonela
Leonela is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part Leonela had 66 episodes and the second part titled Miedo al amor had 67 episodes was produced in 1984. It was distributed internationally by Coral International.
Meaning & Origin of Leonela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leonela is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part Leonela had 66 episodes and the second part titled Miedo al amor had 67 episodes was produced in 1984. It was distributed internationally by Coral International.
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The Story of Leonela
Leonela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 67 Leonelas were born — ranking #1,710 that year. As of 2026, Leonela ranks #6,369 for baby girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Leonelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leonela
Leonela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Leonela's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #1,710. Use the chart and map above to compare Leonela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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