Norah

Boy · recorded 1919–2004

  • 2004last recorded
  • 1933best year

Most popular in 1933.

Last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Norah.

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 21 recorded years as a table
Norah, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19197
19215
19238
19245
19257
19265
19328
193310
19346
19395
19404
19414
19434
19463
19484
19493
19503
19523
19533
19553
20043

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Norah isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Norah

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2004
6
Rank in 2004
#9,948
How rare
1 in 330,829 boys
Since 1919
129

Norah was last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1933, at 10 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Norah doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.