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Norah

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Light

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Norah

Pronunciation

n(o)-rah

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1933 (rank #2367, 10 births); most recent 2004 (rank #9935, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #136, 2,156 births); most recent 2025 (rank #262, 1,191 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,191
2024–1,374
2023–1,487
2022–1,536
2021–1,790
2020–1,810
2019–1,974
2018–2,013
2017–2,156
2016–2,026

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #232, 202 births); most recent 2025 (rank #240, 195 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025195
2024183
2023186
2022202
2021176
2020164
2019173
2018168
2017147
2016138

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #193, 345 births); most recent 2023 (rank #195, 313 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023313
2022296
2021327
2020329
2019340
2018345
2017337
2016280
2015307
2014299

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #141, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #308, 13 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202513
202414
202317
202210
20218
202014
201918
201813
20177
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #154, 27 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202527
202424
202324
202220
202122
202024
201915
201826
201712
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #154, 12 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202512
202412
202311
202211
202110
20209
20199
20186
20178
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #59, 50 births); most recent 2023 (rank #98, 29 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202329
202230
202145
202035
201937
201835
201750
201639
201540
201443

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence