Norah
A spelling of Nora, which began as a short form of Honora, from the Latin word for honour, and also of Eleanora.
Norah in 2025
Norah was given to 1,191 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 553rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,784 babies born.
The history of Norah
Norah reached its highest point in 2017, when 2,156 babies were given the name, ranking 334th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 33,998 babies have been named Norah. Half of them were born before 2016, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Norah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Norah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 125 | 813 |
| 1890s | 146 | 1,060 |
| 1900s | 114 | 1,413 |
| 1910s | 184 | 2,232 |
| 1920s | 230 | 2,623 |
| 1930s | 158 | 2,766 |
| 1940s | 238 | 2,735 |
| 1950s | 256 | 2,713 |
| 1960s | 213 | 3,612 |
| 1970s | 238 | 4,181 |
| 1980s | 327 | 4,022 |
| 1990s | 357 | 4,801 |
| 2000s | 4,465 | 678 |
| 2010s | 17,744 | 334 |
| 2020s | 9,203 | 372 |
Where Norah is heading
Norah has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 2,032 babies in 2015 to 1,191 in 2025.
Names like Norah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Norah.