Nora
#20 for girls in 2025, 6,380 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 6,380 births
- Debut · girls
- 471 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 193,138since 1880
Nora over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #20 | 6,380 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #22 | 6,148 | — | |
| 2023 | #24 | 6,027 | — | |
| 2022 | #28 | 6,148 | — | |
| 2021 | #27 | 6,281 | — | |
| 2020 | #30 | 5,583 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #29 | 5,936 | — | |
| 2018 | #30 | 5,837 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #29 | 6,067 | — | |
| 2016 | #36 | 5,593 | — | |
| 2015 | #41 | 5,330 | — | |
| 2014 | #49 | 4,741 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #83 | 3,508 | — | |
| 2012 | #108 | 2,890 | — | |
| 2011 | #137 | 2,235 | — | |
| 2010 | #159 | 1,939 | — | |
| 2009 | #198 | 1,670 | — | |
| 2008 | #216 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2007 | #242 | 1,474 | — | |
| 2006 | #245 | 1,385 | — | |
| 2005 | #276 | 1,197 | — | |
| 2004 | #306 | 1,043 | — | |
| 2003 | #367 | 830 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #471 | 601 | — | |
| 2001 | #448 | 622 | — | |
| 2000 | #500 | 540 | — | |
| 1999 | #455 | 584 | — | |
| 1998 | #476 | 540 | — | |
| 1997 | #451 | 563 | — | |
| 1996 | #449 | 557 | — | |
| 1995 | #463 | 545 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #474 | 530 | — | |
| 1993 | #478 | 526 | — | |
| 1992 | #470 | 524 | — | |
| 1991 | #444 | 575 | — | |
| 1990 | #431 | 588 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #415 | 596 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #397 | 606 | — | |
| 1987 | #414 | 538 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #445 | 485 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #412 | 541 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #391 | 559 | — | |
| 1983 | #414 | 521 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #406 | 564 | — | |
| 1981 | #405 | 551 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #400 | 571 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #404 | 536 | — | |
| 1978 | #366 | 584 | — | |
| 1977 | #402 | 517 | — | |
| 1976 | #396 | 517 | — | |
| 1975 | #377 | 552 | — | |
| 1974 | #366 | 587 | — | |
| 1973 | #369 | 573 | — | |
| 1972 | #364 | 604 | — | |
| 1971 | #375 | 624 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #365 | 676 | — | |
| 1969 | #336 | 709 | — | |
| 1968 | #329 | 696 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #325 | 727 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #299 | 850 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #302 | 881 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #279 | 1,050 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #278 | 1,067 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #274 | 1,076 | — | |
| 1961 | #272 | 1,120 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #237 | 1,345 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #241 | 1,276 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #253 | 1,178 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #250 | 1,162 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #244 | 1,170 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #255 | 1,047 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #237 | 1,161 | — | |
| 1953 | #238 | 1,148 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #234 | 1,122 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #223 | 1,160 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #225 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1949 | #218 | 1,198 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #225 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1947 | #225 | 1,096 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #229 | 970 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #228 | 833 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #225 | 841 | — | |
| 1943 | #230 | 856 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #228 | 837 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #209 | 845 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #209 | 843 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #204 | 859 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #203 | 857 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #202 | 842 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #210 | 791 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #192 | 910 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #200 | 888 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #193 | 891 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #189 | 969 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #202 | 904 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #190 | 1,015 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #193 | 1,016 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #190 | 1,082 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #189 | 1,078 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #176 | 1,203 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #171 | 1,317 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #172 | 1,335 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #180 | 1,221 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #180 | 1,219 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #167 | 1,350 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #157 | 1,477 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #161 | 1,372 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #161 | 1,382 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #154 | 1,360 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #154 | 1,314 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #144 | 1,293 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #143 | 1,038 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #135 | 890 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #129 | 882 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | #116 | 779 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #111 | 753 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | #107 | 670 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #110 | 648 | — | |
| 1907 | #104 | 676 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #101 | 644 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #92 | 742 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #93 | 698 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #87 | 724 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #86 | 724 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #81 | 727 | — | |
| 1900 | #83 | 919 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #80 | 709 | — | |
| 1898 | #74 | 868 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #71 | 812 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #71 | 844 | — | |
| 1895 | #70 | 846 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #68 | 854 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #67 | 825 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #63 | 899 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #63 | 801 | — | |
| 1890 | #63 | 835 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #60 | 831 | — | |
| 1888 | #61 | 832 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #56 | 735 | #679 | 8 |
| 1886 | #56 | 708 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #56 | 670 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | #56 | 648 | — | |
| 1883 | #55 | 589 | — | |
| 1882 | #58 | 539 | — | |
| 1881 | #55 | 498 | — | |
| 1880 | #55 | 471 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nora was already there! It came in at #55, and was given to 471 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 680 girls a year got the name.
Where Nora is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#85 · 1 in 310
- Kentucky#123 · 1 in 681
- Arizona#135 · 1 in 524
- West Virginia#142 · 1 in 852
- New Mexico#153 · 1 in 578
Best ever in a state: #3 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #85 | 17 | 1 in 310 |
| Kentucky | #123 | 50 | 1 in 681 |
| Arizona | #135 | 17 | 1 in 524 |
| West Virginia | #142 | 28 | 1 in 852 |
| New Mexico | #153 | 15 | 1 in 578 |
| Colorado | #157 | 17 | 1 in 838 |
| Mississippi | #158 | 41 | 1 in 711 |
| Texas | #172 | 101 | 1 in 938 |
| Tennessee | #183 | 32 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Connecticut | #184 | 13 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Montana | #188 | 6 | 1 in 1,013 |
| New York | #192 | 121 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Washington | #193 | 19 | 1 in 1,322 |
| District of Columbia | #197 | 10 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Missouri | #199 | 25 | 1 in 1,550 |
| North Carolina | #199 | 44 | 1 in 1,115 |
| North Dakota | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Arkansas | #203 | 19 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Georgia | #203 | 38 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Michigan | #204 | 41 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Massachusetts | #205 | 22 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Ohio | #205 | 57 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 16 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Indiana | #206 | 25 | 1 in 1,680 |
| South Carolina | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Pennsylvania | #212 | 61 | 1 in 1,684 |
| New Jersey | #219 | 22 | 1 in 1,930 |
| California | #220 | 78 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Virginia | #221 | 24 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Maryland | #231 | 13 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Alabama | #235 | 26 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Florida | #236 | 19 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Iowa | #238 | 12 | 1 in 2,274 |
| Utah | #239 | 6 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Oregon | #253 | 8 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Louisiana | #255 | 24 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Illinois | #258 | 39 | 1 in 2,200 |
| Kansas | #260 | 8 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Wisconsin | #267 | 12 | 1 in 3,076 |
| Minnesota | #283 | 11 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nora
- 2 spots since 2024 (#22 → #20)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#30 → #20)
- 21 spots since 2015 (#41 → #20)
- Biggest jump: 104 spots in 2003 (#471 → #367)
- Biggest drop: 45 spots in 2000 (#455 → #500)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #20 (6,380 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1880–1905
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 185 girls born in 1881 were named Nora (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 252 girls born in 2025 (0.40%)
- Its best rank, #20 in 2025, was only 1 in 252 (0.40%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.8% of all girls named Nora (44,076) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #55 (1883) → #500 (2000) → #20 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,521 | #55 (1883) | #57 |
| 1890s | 8,293 | #63 (1892) | #69 |
| 1900s | 7,172 | #81 (1901) | #94 |
| 1910s | 11,063 | #111 (1910) | #141 |
| 1920s | 12,298 | #157 (1920) | #178 |
| 1930s | 8,926 | #189 (1932) | #199 |
| 1940s | 9,405 | #209 (1941) | #223 |
| 1950s | 11,540 | #223 (1951) | #240 |
| 1960s | 9,521 | #237 (1960) | #293 |
| 1970s | 5,770 | #364 (1972) | #378 |
| 1980s | 5,532 | #391 (1984) | #410 |
| 1990s | 5,532 | #431 (1990) | #459 |
| 2000s | 10,922 | #198 (2009) | #327 |
| 2010s | 44,076 | #29 (2017) | #70 |
| 2020s | 36,567 | #20 (2025) | #25 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nora in 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,428 of them was named Nora, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 221,742 of them was named Nora, which outranked 33.4% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,606Wilbern9
- #2,606Worley9
- #2,606Zachariah9
- #2,802Nora8
- #2,802Abbott8
- #2,802Able8
- #2,802Aime8
- #3,019Abdullah7
- #3,019Abran7
- #3,019Addie7
Tied with 216 names at #2,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.