Norah
#262 for girls in 2025, 1,191 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2017 · 2,156 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,869since 1880
Norah over time
Rank among girls' names. Norah has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #262 | 1,191 | — | |
| 2024 | #223 | 1,384 | — | |
| 2023 | #201 | 1,488 | — | |
| 2022 | #192 | 1,539 | — | |
| 2021 | #160 | 1,791 | — | |
| 2020 | #152 | 1,810 | — | |
| 2019 | #144 | 1,975 | — | |
| 2018 | #140 | 2,013 | — | |
| 2017 | #136 | 2,156 | — | |
| 2016 | #154 | 2,026 | — | |
| 2015 | #159 | 2,032 | — | |
| 2014 | #163 | 2,007 | — | |
| 2013 | #188 | 1,725 | — | |
| 2012 | #210 | 1,502 | — | |
| 2011 | #263 | 1,217 | — | |
| 2010 | #298 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2009 | #343 | 959 | — | |
| 2008 | #476 | 666 | — | |
| 2007 | #468 | 689 | — | |
| 2006 | #515 | 591 | — | |
| 2005 | #523 | 558 | — | |
| 2004 | #590 | 476 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #815 | 303 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,853 | 96 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,438 | 64 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,593 | 57 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,991 | 44 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,015 | 42 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,974 | 39 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,783 | 31 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,614 | 35 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 33 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,283 | 23 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,602 | 30 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,830 | 24 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,856 | 35 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,758 | 32 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #1,583 | 36 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #1,621 | 26 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #1,795 | 23 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #1,643 | 27 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | — | |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 | — | |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 | — | |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | — | |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | — | |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Norah was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Norah is popular in 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#182 · 1 in 888
- Wisconsin#242 · 1 in 1,082
- Minnesota#242 · 1 in 1,141
- Connecticut#256 · 1 in 1,196
- Indiana#282 · 1 in 1,301
Best ever in a state: #34 in Wyoming, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #182 | 33 | 1 in 888 |
| Minnesota | #242 | 23 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Wisconsin | #242 | 23 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Connecticut | #256 | 12 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Indiana | #282 | 25 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Iowa | #330 | 9 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Nebraska | #382 | 5 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Missouri | #412 | 13 | 1 in 2,183 |
| Ohio | #418 | 24 | 1 in 2,397 |
| Virginia | #424 | 17 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Colorado | #438 | 12 | 1 in 2,058 |
| Pennsylvania | #438 | 23 | 1 in 2,410 |
| Oregon | #459 | 8 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Illinois | #467 | 27 | 1 in 2,537 |
| New Jersey | #472 | 16 | 1 in 2,601 |
| Maryland | #480 | 10 | 1 in 2,451 |
| Kansas | #484 | 6 | 1 in 2,258 |
| Mississippi | #517 | 5 | 1 in 2,344 |
| Michigan | #527 | 15 | 1 in 3,216 |
| Washington | #604 | 9 | 1 in 3,198 |
| New York | #612 | 27 | 1 in 3,593 |
| Alabama | #697 | 5 | 1 in 3,873 |
| Utah | #697 | 5 | 1 in 3,652 |
| Tennessee | #790 | 6 | 1 in 5,077 |
| North Carolina | #825 | 9 | 1 in 4,939 |
| Florida | #830 | 15 | 1 in 5,467 |
| Georgia | #925 | 9 | 1 in 5,614 |
| California | #1,019 | 31 | 1 in 7,382 |
| Texas | #1,374 | 15 | 1 in 10,619 |
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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 Norah
- 39 spots since 2024 (#223 → #262)
- 110 spots since 2020 (#152 → #262)
- 103 spots since 2015 (#159 → #262)
- Biggest jump: 1,038 spots in 2003 (#1,853 → #815)
- Biggest drop: 387 spots in 1898 (#660 → #1,047)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2017 at #136 (2,156 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 2003–2025
- Highest: 1 in 801 girls born in 2017 were named Norah (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,350 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 52.4% of all girls named Norah (17,744) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 125 | #423 (1883) | #628 |
| 1890s | 146 | #660 (1897) | #823 |
| 1900s | 114 | #872 (1902) | #1,178 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,335 (1910) | #1,631 |
| 1920s | 197 | #1,643 (1924) | #2,024 |
| 1930s | 129 | #1,941 (1931) | #2,389 |
| 1940s | 206 | #1,621 (1945) | #2,021 |
| 1950s | 234 | #1,583 (1951) | #2,345 |
| 1960s | 213 | #2,250 (1961) | #2,758 |
| 1970s | 238 | #2,602 (1976) | #3,081 |
| 1980s | 327 | #2,515 (1984) | #2,884 |
| 1990s | 357 | #2,935 (1991) | #3,291 |
| 2000s | 4,459 | #343 (2009) | #1,061 |
| 2010s | 17,744 | #136 (2017) | #186 |
| 2020s | 9,203 | #152 (2020) | #198 |
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.
Norah in 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 3,858 of them was named Norah, which outranked 96.9% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 330,830 of them was named Norah, which outranked 24.8% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,927Zohar7
- #8,927Zy7
- #8,927Zyshawn7
- #9,948Norah6
- #9,948Aadon6
- #9,948Aalim6
- #9,948Aamari6
- #11,356Aadin5
- #11,356Aareon5
- #11,356Aaronjosh5
Tied with 1,407 names at #9,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.