Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- light
- Irish
- Variant of Nora light;honor
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Noreen
Pronunciation
n(o)-reen
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1948 (rank #299, 654 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4265, 33 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2016 | 22 |
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 1996 (rank #1112, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1892, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 |
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 2014 (rank #1087, 41 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2014 | 41 |
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 1974 (rank #80, 115 births); most recent 2023 (rank #706, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
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 1987 (rank #348, 8 births); most recent 1992 (rank #486, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1951 (rank #121, 23 births); most recent 1981 (rank #415, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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