Nori
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NOR-ee
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,868 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,192 for girls
Nori is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 1,192nd for girls in the US (193 babies).
Where does Nori come from?
Used in several cultures; source uncertain
Is Nori a girl's or a boy's name?
Nori is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 193 girls and 31 boys in the US.
How popular is Nori in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Nori, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 27 girls in the UK were given Nori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,110, up from #1,868 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Nori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
How popular is Nori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 193about 1 in 8,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 193 girls in the US were named Nori, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,173rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 298 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950. 31 boys were also named Nori in 2025 (3,582nd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Nori than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Nori in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 235 girls in the US were given Nori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #968, up from #1,192 for this spelling alone.
Nori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 251 | #1,014 |
| 2023 | 298 | #897 |
| 2022 | 290 | #930 |
| 2021 | 252 | #1,012 |
| 2020 | 198 | #1,173 |
| 2019 | 249 | #1,029 |
| 2018 | 161 | #1,391 |
| 2017 | 153 | #1,465 |
| 2016 | 168 | #1,386 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,956 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 17 | #3,032 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,435 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,746 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
Names like Nori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Remi Rumi Nova Suki Eden Wren Kiki Minha Aoife Freya Poppy Harper
Other spellings of Nori
Norie Norrie
Names related to Nori
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nori, updated 20 October 2026.