Nora Overview
Light, honor
Girl
Latin
Derived from the Latin name Honora, meaning “honor” or “light”.
/ˈnɔːrə/
Nora is widely popular globally, especially in European countries. In the USA, it recently ranked within the top 30 names for girls.
2 syllables
4 letters
3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)
Classic, Cute, Popular
Kind, intelligent, creative
In some cultures, Nora is linked to honor and light, reflecting positive virtues. It has historical significance in Irish and Scandinavian cultures.
October 13th
Nora Variations in Different Cultures
Norah, Eleanora, Honora, Leonora
Nor, Nori
Noe
What Is the Meaning of Nora?
Nora means “light” or “honor.” Individuals with this name are often seen as bright, illuminating personalities who bring warmth and positivity to their surroundings.
What Is the Origin of The Name Nora?
Nora has its origins in the Latin name Honora, which means “honor.” It is a shortened form of the name Eleonora, commonly used in various cultures, including Irish and Scandinavian.
Nora Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Nora
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 25 (+3 from 2022) | 5994 (-149 from 2022) | 0.34267 |
2022 | 28 (-1 from 2021) | 6143 (-131 from 2021) | 0.34260 |
2021 | 27 (+3 from 2020) | 6274 (+694 from 2020) | 0.35020 |
2020 | 30 (-1 from 2019) | 5580 (-355 from 2019) | 0.31567 |
2019 | 29 (+1 from 2018) | 5935 (+98 from 2018) | 0.32346 |
2018 | 30 (-1 from 2017) | 5837 (-229 from 2017) | 0.31388 |
2017 | 29 (+7 from 2016) | 6066 (+473 from 2016) | 0.32110 |
2016 | 36 (+5 from 2015) | 5593 (+263 from 2015) | 0.28891 |
2015 | 41 (+8 from 2014) | 5330 (+591 from 2014) | 0.27321 |
2014 | 49 (+34 from 2013) | 4739 (+1231 from 2013) | 0.24224 |
2013 | 83 (+25 from 2012) | 3508 (+618 from 2012) | 0.18198 |
2012 | 108 (+29 from 2011) | 2890 (+655 from 2011) | 0.14901 |
2011 | 137 (+22 from 2010) | 2235 (+296 from 2010) | 0.11534 |
2010 | 159 (+39 from 2009) | 1939 (+269 from 2009) | 0.09889 |
2009 | 198 (+18 from 2008) | 1670 (+111 from 2008) | 0.08247 |
2008 | 216 (+26 from 2007) | 1559 (+85 from 2007) | 0.07485 |
2007 | 242 (+3 from 2006) | 1474 (+89 from 2006) | 0.06964 |
2006 | 245 (+31 from 2005) | 1385 (+188 from 2005) | 0.06625 |
2005 | 276 (+30 from 2004) | 1197 (+154 from 2004) | 0.05898 |
2004 | 306 (+61 from 2003) | 1043 (+213 from 2003) | 0.05169 |
2003 | 367 (+104 from 2002) | 830 (+230 from 2002) | 0.04137 |
2002 | 471 (-23 from 2001) | 600 (-22 from 2001) | 0.03038 |
2001 | 448 (+52 from 2000) | 622 (+82 from 2000) | 0.03140 |
2000 | 500 (-45 from 1999) | 540 (-44 from 1999) | 0.02706 |
1999 | 455 (+21 from 1998) | 584 (+44 from 1998) | 0.03000 |
1998 | 476 (-25 from 1997) | 540 (-23 from 1997) | 0.02786 |
1997 | 451 (-2 from 1996) | 563 (+6 from 1996) | 0.02949 |
1996 | 449 (+14 from 1995) | 557 (+12 from 1995) | 0.02905 |
1995 | 463 (+11 from 1994) | 545 (+15 from 1994) | 0.02836 |
1994 | 474 (+4 from 1993) | 530 (+4 from 1993) | 0.02719 |
1993 | 478 (-8 from 1992) | 526 (+2 from 1992) | 0.02668 |
1992 | 470 (-27 from 1991) | 524 (-51 from 1991) | 0.02614 |
1991 | 443 (-12 from 1990) | 575 (-13 from 1990) | 0.02828 |
1990 | 431 (-16 from 1989) | 588 (-8 from 1989) | 0.02862 |
1989 | 415 (-18 from 1988) | 596 (-10 from 1988) | 0.02992 |
1988 | 397 (+17 from 1987) | 606 (+68 from 1987) | 0.03151 |
1987 | 414 (+31 from 1986) | 538 (+53 from 1986) | 0.02871 |
1986 | 445 (-33 from 1985) | 485 (-56 from 1985) | 0.02628 |
1985 | 412 (-21 from 1984) | 541 (-18 from 1984) | 0.02930 |
1984 | 391 (+24 from 1983) | 559 (+39 from 1983) | 0.03100 |
1983 | 415 (-9 from 1982) | 520 (-44 from 1982) | 0.02906 |
1982 | 406 (-2 from 1981) | 564 (+11 from 1981) | 0.03109 |
1981 | 404 (-4 from 1980) | 553 (-18 from 1980) | 0.03092 |
1980 | 400 (+3 from 1979) | 571 (+35 from 1979) | 0.03207 |
1979 | 403 (-37 from 1978) | 536 (-48 from 1978) | 0.03110 |
1978 | 366 (+36 from 1977) | 584 (+66 from 1977) | 0.03553 |
1977 | 402 (-6 from 1976) | 518 (+1 from 1976) | 0.03149 |
1976 | 396 (-19 from 1975) | 517 (-35 from 1975) | 0.03289 |
1975 | 377 (-11 from 1974) | 552 (-35 from 1974) | 0.03536 |
1974 | 366 (+3 from 1973) | 587 (+14 from 1973) | 0.03748 |
1973 | 369 (-5 from 1972) | 573 (-31 from 1972) | 0.03687 |
1972 | 364 (+11 from 1971) | 604 (-20 from 1971) | 0.03746 |
1971 | 375 (-10 from 1970) | 624 (-52 from 1970) | 0.03560 |
1970 | 365 (-29 from 1969) | 676 (-33 from 1969) | 0.03690 |
1969 | 336 (-7 from 1968) | 709 (+13 from 1968) | 0.04022 |
1968 | 329 (-4 from 1967) | 696 (-31 from 1967) | 0.04071 |
1967 | 325 (-26 from 1966) | 727 (-123 from 1966) | 0.04235 |
1966 | 299 (+3 from 1965) | 850 (-31 from 1965) | 0.04841 |
1965 | 302 (-23 from 1964) | 881 (-169 from 1964) | 0.04821 |
1964 | 279 (-1 from 1963) | 1050 (-17 from 1963) | 0.05364 |
1963 | 278 (-4 from 1962) | 1067 (-8 from 1962) | 0.05367 |
1962 | 274 (-2 from 1961) | 1075 (-46 from 1961) | 0.05304 |
1961 | 272 (-36 from 1960) | 1121 (-224 from 1960) | 0.05397 |
1960 | 236 (+6 from 1959) | 1345 (+70 from 1959) | 0.06467 |
1959 | 242 (+11 from 1958) | 1275 (+97 from 1958) | 0.06134 |
1958 | 253 (-3 from 1957) | 1178 (+16 from 1957) | 0.05703 |
1957 | 250 (-6 from 1956) | 1162 (-8 from 1956) | 0.05538 |
1956 | 244 (+11 from 1955) | 1170 (+124 from 1955) | 0.05681 |
1955 | 255 (-18 from 1954) | 1046 (-115 from 1954) | 0.05217 |
1954 | 237 (+1 from 1953) | 1161 (+13 from 1953) | 0.05832 |
1953 | 238 (-4 from 1952) | 1148 (+26 from 1952) | 0.05950 |
1952 | 234 (-11 from 1951) | 1122 (-38 from 1951) | 0.05899 |
1951 | 223 (+2 from 1950) | 1160 (+43 from 1950) | 0.06280 |
1950 | 225 (-7 from 1949) | 1117 (-81 from 1949) | 0.06352 |
1949 | 218 (+7 from 1948) | 1198 (+112 from 1948) | 0.06824 |
1948 | 225 No change from 1947 | 1086 (-10 from 1947) | 0.06232 |
1947 | 225 (+4 from 1946) | 1096 (+127 from 1946) | 0.06029 |
1946 | 229 (-1 from 1945) | 969 (+136 from 1945) | 0.06008 |
1945 | 228 (-3 from 1944) | 833 (-9 from 1944) | 0.06188 |
1944 | 225 (+5 from 1943) | 842 (-14 from 1943) | 0.06162 |
1943 | 230 (-2 from 1942) | 856 (+19 from 1942) | 0.05963 |
1942 | 228 (-19 from 1941) | 837 (-8 from 1941) | 0.06020 |
1941 | 209 No change from 1940 | 845 (+2 from 1940) | 0.06782 |
1940 | 209 (-5 from 1939) | 843 (-16 from 1939) | 0.07136 |
1939 | 204 (-1 from 1938) | 859 (+2 from 1938) | 0.07574 |
1938 | 203 (-1 from 1937) | 857 (+15 from 1937) | 0.07508 |
1937 | 202 (+8 from 1936) | 842 (+51 from 1936) | 0.07642 |
1936 | 210 (-18 from 1935) | 791 (-119 from 1935) | 0.07341 |
1935 | 192 (+8 from 1934) | 910 (+22 from 1934) | 0.08373 |
1934 | 200 (-7 from 1933) | 888 (-3 from 1933) | 0.08204 |
1933 | 193 (-4 from 1932) | 891 (-78 from 1932) | 0.08518 |
1932 | 189 (+13 from 1931) | 969 (+65 from 1931) | 0.08759 |
1931 | 202 (-12 from 1930) | 904 (-111 from 1930) | 0.08190 |
1930 | 190 (+3 from 1929) | 1015 (-1 from 1929) | 0.08702 |
1929 | 193 (-3 from 1928) | 1016 (-66 from 1928) | 0.08777 |
1928 | 190 (-1 from 1927) | 1082 (+4 from 1927) | 0.09050 |
1927 | 189 (-13 from 1926) | 1078 (-125 from 1926) | 0.08719 |
1926 | 176 (-5 from 1925) | 1203 (-114 from 1925) | 0.09779 |
1925 | 171 (+1 from 1924) | 1317 (-18 from 1924) | 0.10427 |
1924 | 172 (+8 from 1923) | 1335 (+114 from 1923) | 0.10304 |
1923 | 180 No change from 1922 | 1221 (+2 from 1922) | 0.09749 |
1922 | 180 (-13 from 1921) | 1219 (-131 from 1921) | 0.09771 |
1921 | 167 (-10 from 1920) | 1350 (-127 from 1920) | 0.10549 |
1920 | 157 (+4 from 1919) | 1477 (+105 from 1919) | 0.11873 |
1919 | 161 No change from 1918 | 1372 (-10 from 1918) | 0.11680 |
1918 | 161 (-7 from 1917) | 1382 (+22 from 1917) | 0.11494 |
1917 | 154 No change from 1916 | 1360 (+46 from 1916) | 0.12103 |
1916 | 154 (-10 from 1915) | 1314 (+21 from 1915) | 0.12103 |
1915 | 144 (-1 from 1914) | 1293 (+255 from 1914) | 0.12629 |
1914 | 143 (-8 from 1913) | 1038 (+148 from 1913) | 0.13030 |
1913 | 135 (-6 from 1912) | 890 (+8 from 1912) | 0.13590 |
1912 | 129 (-13 from 1911) | 882 (+103 from 1911) | 0.15033 |
1911 | 116 (-5 from 1910) | 779 (+26 from 1910) | 0.17632 |
1910 | 111 (-4 from 1909) | 753 (+83 from 1909) | 0.17949 |
1909 | 107 (+3 from 1908) | 670 (+22 from 1908) | 0.18202 |
1908 | 110 (-6 from 1907) | 648 (-28 from 1907) | 0.18278 |
1907 | 104 (-3 from 1906) | 676 (+32 from 1906) | 0.20034 |
1906 | 101 (-9 from 1905) | 644 (-98 from 1905) | 0.20547 |
1905 | 92 (+1 from 1904) | 742 (+44 from 1904) | 0.23946 |
1904 | 93 (-6 from 1903) | 698 (-26 from 1903) | 0.23869 |
1903 | 87 (-1 from 1902) | 724 No change from 1902 | 0.26025 |
1902 | 86 (-5 from 1901) | 724 (-3 from 1901) | 0.25827 |
1901 | 81 (+2 from 1900) | 727 (-192 from 1900) | 0.28596 |
1900 | 83 (-3 from 1899) | 919 (+210 from 1899) | 0.28923 |
1899 | 80 (-6 from 1898) | 709 (-159 from 1898) | 0.28648 |
1898 | 74 (-3 from 1897) | 868 (+56 from 1897) | 0.31662 |
1897 | 71 No change from 1896 | 812 (-32 from 1896) | 0.32706 |
1896 | 71 (-1 from 1895) | 844 (-2 from 1895) | 0.33493 |
1895 | 70 (-2 from 1894) | 846 (-8 from 1894) | 0.34236 |
1894 | 68 (-1 from 1893) | 854 (+29 from 1893) | 0.36191 |
1893 | 67 (-4 from 1892) | 825 (-74 from 1892) | 0.36629 |
1892 | 63 No change from 1891 | 899 (+98 from 1891) | 0.39971 |
1891 | 63 No change from 1890 | 801 (-34 from 1890) | 0.40750 |
1890 | 63 (-3 from 1889) | 835 (+4 from 1889) | 0.41406 |
1889 | 60 (+1 from 1888) | 831 (-1 from 1888) | 0.43918 |
1888 | 61 (-5 from 1887) | 832 (+97 from 1887) | 0.43918 |
1887 | 56 No change from 1886 | 735 (+27 from 1886) | 0.47290 |
1886 | 56 No change from 1885 | 708 (+38 from 1885) | 0.46054 |
1885 | 56 No change from 1884 | 670 (+22 from 1884) | 0.47201 |
1884 | 56 (-1 from 1883) | 648 (+59 from 1883) | 0.47098 |
1883 | 55 (+3 from 1882) | 589 (+50 from 1882) | 0.49059 |
1882 | 58 (-3 from 1881) | 539 (+41 from 1881) | 0.46588 |
1881 | 55 No change from 1880 | 498 (+27 from 1880) | 0.50377 |
1880 | 55 First SSA data recorded | 471 First SSA data recorded | 0.48256 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Nora
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )Texas (TX)
#652021 | #622022 | #602023 |
California (CA)
#672021 | #662022 | #622023 |
New York (NY)
#342021 | #432022 | #312023 |
Illinois (IL)
#142021 | #172022 | #132023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#112021 | #112022 | #112023 |
Ohio (OH)
#112021 | #112022 | #102023 |
Michigan (MI)
#112021 | #122022 | #102023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#202021 | #162022 | #212023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#122021 | #92022 | #82023 |
Virginia (VA)
#222021 | #192022 | #202023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#162021 | #232022 | #202023 |
Georgia (GA)
#502021 | #432022 | #302023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#52021 | #52022 | #72023 |
Missouri (MO)
#132021 | #122022 | #132023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#222021 | #272022 | #282023 |
Indiana (IN)
#162021 | #172022 | #182023 |
Florida (FL)
#672021 | #562022 | #622023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#92021 | #62022 | #62023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#402021 | #372022 | #342023 |
Alabama (AL)
#422021 | #382022 | #532023 |
Washington (WA)
#152021 | #252022 | #162023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#232021 | #292022 | #252023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#342021 | #272022 | #432023 |
Colorado (CO)
#182021 | #142022 | #122023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#282021 | #262022 | #332023 |
Maryland (MD)
#342021 | #262022 | #182023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#302021 | #392022 | #452023 |
Iowa (IA)
#72021 | #92022 | #122023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#172021 | #302022 | #442023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#442021 | #392022 | #572023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#752021 | #862022 | #1682023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#312021 | #142022 | #162023 |
Kansas (KS)
#152021 | #132022 | #82023 |
Utah (UT)
#112021 | #192022 | #182023 |
Oregon (OR)
#182021 | #122022 | #242023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#1002021 | #1072022 | #472023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#82021 | #162022 | #112023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#82021 | #42022 | #122023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#102021 | #32022 | #62023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#62021 | #72022 | #62023 |
Maine (ME)
#92021 | #112022 | #222023 |
Idaho (ID)
#152021 | #142022 | #122023 |
Montana (MT)
#112021 | #122022 | #72023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#752021 | #332022 | #532023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#102021 | #142022 | #32023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#102021 | #222022 | #62023 |
Nevada (NV)
#492021 | #542022 | #912023 |
Alaska (AK)
#272021 | #382022 | #82023 |
Vermont (VT)
#32021 | #162022 | #182023 |
Delaware (DE)
#212021 | #382022 | #172023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#742021 | #392022 | #172023 |
Popularity Rankings for Nora in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Norway
#12021 | #12022 | #42023 |
Popularity in Basque Country, Spain
#72020 | #72021 | #72022 |
Popularity in Denmark
#102021 | #82022 | #14First half of 2023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#182020 | #112021 | #82022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#172020 | #92021 | #82022 |
Popularity in Greenland
#102021 |
Popularity in Estonia
#102021-2023 |
Popularity in Canada
#212021 | #162022 | #182023 |
Popularity in Austria
#222020 | #162021 | #202022 |
Popularity in Latvia
#562015 | #252020 |
Popularity in Germany
#302021 | #322022 | #342023 |
Popularity in Croatia
#402021 | #372022 | #322023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#422021 | #372022 | #412023 |
Popularity in Galicia, Spain
#492020 | #392021 | #482022 |
Popularity in Spain
#472020 | #432021 | #462022 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#892021 | #822022 | #582023 |
Popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
#652020 | #612021 | #842022 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#952020 | #872021 | #622022 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#642021 | #982022 | #722023 |
Popularity in France
#1002020 | #1052021 | #892022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#1302021 | #1032022 | #952023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1352021 | #1052022 | #1272023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1602019 | #1532020 | #1232021 |
Popularity in Scotland
#1452021 | #1632022 | #1522023 |
Popularity in Chile
#1811981 | #1901982 | #1901983 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1991976 | #1951980 | #1901981 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2352023 |
Popularity in Poland
#7112016 | #5742018 | #4652022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Nora a Name for Boys or Girls?
Nora is mainly given to girls. It carries a feminine grace that resonates well with parents looking for a sweet and simple name for their daughters.
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