Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Nora

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nora
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

6,276

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

2.4%

2024

6,128

All-time

186,719

Nora has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 6,276 girls were named Nora.

In 2024, only 6,128 girls were given the name.

All told, about 186,719 Americans have been named Nora and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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