Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Norah

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

2,156

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

36.3%

2024

1,374

All-time

32,661

Norah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 2,156 girls were named Norah.

In 2024, only 1,374 girls were given the name.

Down 36.3% from its peak.

All told, about 32,661 Americans have been named Norah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

20172,156 girls named Norah

20241,374 girls named Norah

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