Nora
A girls’ name of Irish/Latin origin, meaning honour, light.
Babies a year
6,036
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#20
up from #22
UK popularity
#75
616 babies · up from #86
How Nora has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #41 |
| 2016 | #36 |
| 2017 | #29 |
| 2018 | #30 |
| 2019 | #29 |
| 2020 | #30 |
| 2021 | #27 |
| 2022 | #28 |
| 2023 | #25 |
| 2024 | #22 |
| 2025 | #20 |
In 2025, 616 babies in England and Wales were named Nora. In the US, 6,036 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Nora was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.48% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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