Norah

Girl · NOR-a · Latin

Vintage revival

Norah is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “honour”. In 2025 it ranked 225th for girls in the UK (234 babies) and 262nd for girls in the US (1,191 babies).

What does Norah mean?

Latin: spelling of Nora, a short form of Honora

“honour”

A spelling long favoured in Ireland, where Nora began as a short form of Honora.

Say it: NOR-a

Is Norah a girl's or a boy's name?

Norah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 234 girls in the UK and 1,191 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Norah in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #225among girls
Babies in 2025: 234about 1 in 1,200 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 13% in five years
Same name in a class: 1.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 234 girls in the UK were named Norah, making it the 225th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 261st.

2025 had the most girls named Norah of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.

Half of all the girls named Norah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 941 girls in the UK were given Norah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #58, up from #225 for this spelling alone.

Nora 707
Norah 234

Among girls in 2025, it was 240th in England and Wales, 154th in Scotland and 154th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#62), 1914 (#56) and 1924 (#82).

1997Busiest: 234 in 20252025

Norah in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	234	#225
2024	219	#238
2023	221	#231
2022	233	#228
2021	208	#256
2020	197	#261
2019	197	#271
2018	200	#272
2017	167	#322
2016	154	#349
2015	98	#488
2014	93	#508
2013	67	#664
2012	38	#1,019
2011	43	#903
2010	43	#888
2009	28	#1,179
2008	24	#1,293
2007	22	#1,327
2006	18	#1,481
2005	16	#1,521
2004	13	#1,722
2003	5	#3,233
2002	0	–
2001	5	#2,928
2000	3	#4,074
1999	3	#4,041
1998	3	#4,026
1997	5	#2,896

How popular is Norah in the US?

Rank in 2025: #262among girls
Babies in 2025: 1,191about 1 in 1,300 girls
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 30% in five years
Same name in a class: 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,191 girls in the US were named Norah, making it the 262nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 152nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 2,156 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Norah than any year since 2010.

Half of all the girls named Norah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 7,582 girls in the US were given Norah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #19, up from #262 for this spelling alone.

Nora 6,380
Norah 1,191
Noraa 11

Girls were 77% of the babies named Norah in the US in 1919, and 99% in 2004.

1880Busiest: 2,156 in 20172025

Norah in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	1,191	#262
2024	1,384	#223
2023	1,488	#201
2022	1,539	#192
2021	1,791	#160
2020	1,810	#152
2019	1,975	#144
2018	2,013	#140
2017	2,156	#136
2016	2,026	#154
2015	2,032	#159
2014	2,007	#163
2013	1,725	#188
2012	1,502	#210
2011	1,217	#263
2010	1,091	#298
2009	959	#343
2008	666	#476
2007	689	#468
2006	591	#515
2005	558	#523
2004	476	#590
2003	303	#815
2002	96	#1,851
2001	64	#2,434
2000	57	#2,589
1999	44	#2,988
1998	42	#3,012
1997	24	#4,367
1996	36	#3,232
1995	29	#3,665
1994	31	#3,531
1993	35	#3,216
1992	39	#2,969
1991	39	#2,929
1990	38	#2,952
1989	42	#2,652
1988	38	#2,739
1987	27	#3,328
1986	30	#3,052
1985	28	#3,169
1984	37	#2,514
1983	31	#2,782
1982	27	#3,171
1981	35	#2,614
1980	32	#2,800
1979	33	#2,671
1978	23	#3,283
1977	20	#3,611
1976	30	#2,601
1975	29	#2,612
1974	23	#3,008
1973	24	#2,830
1972	22	#2,976
1971	18	#3,507
1970	16	#3,711
1969	14	#3,773
1968	17	#3,168
1967	21	#2,706
1966	19	#2,838
1965	19	#2,832
1964	21	#2,751
1963	25	#2,423
1962	24	#2,462
1961	28	#2,249
1960	25	#2,368
1959	16	#2,979
1958	35	#1,855
1957	21	#2,485
1956	13	#3,320
1955	24	#2,221
1954	19	#2,518
1953	32	#1,757
1952	16	#2,670
1951	36	#1,582
1950	22	#2,052
1949	29	#1,766
1948	22	#2,069
1947	24	#1,992
1946	21	#2,023
1945	26	#1,620
1944	15	#2,286
1943	19	#1,993
1942	23	#1,759
1941	11	#2,666
1940	16	#2,028
1939	12	#2,417
1938	15	#2,113
1937	11	#2,569
1936	7	#3,374
1935	12	#2,438
1934	15	#2,086
1933	14	#2,160
1932	13	#2,363
1931	17	#1,940
1930	13	#2,424
1929	18	#1,952
1928	20	#1,896
1927	23	#1,770
1926	11	#2,871
1925	23	#1,794
1924	27	#1,643
1923	18	#2,091
1922	20	#1,957
1921	14	#2,509
1920	23	#1,751
1919	24	#1,649
1918	22	#1,754
1917	25	#1,507
1916	14	#2,246
1915	22	#1,571
1914	21	#1,385
1913	18	#1,358
1912	10	#1,843
1911	9	#1,656
1910	12	#1,335
1909	9	#1,471
1908	11	#1,261
1907	9	#1,384
1906	12	#1,101
1905	10	#1,237
1904	7	#1,485
1903	11	#1,076
1902	16	#872
1901	11	#1,007
1900	18	#885
1899	10	#1,034
1898	11	#1,047
1897	22	#660
1896	18	#754
1895	18	#746
1894	13	#850
1893	16	#739
1892	11	#908
1891	16	#669
1890	11	#825
1889	7	#1,024
1888	15	#663
1887	9	#788
1886	12	#657
1885	15	#557
1884	12	#614
1883	20	#423
1882	13	#507
1881	13	#470
1880	9	#580

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Other spellings of Norah

Nora Noraa

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