Nora
A girls’ name of Irish/Latin origin, meaning honour, light.
How Nora has moved
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| 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 |
Nora by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 210 American girls born that year was called Nora.
Names that come from Nora
Forms of Nora in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nora. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Norahhonor; a form of Nora or Honora2,148 in the US (2017)
- Noamotion, movement205 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noriseaweed used in sushi164 in the US (2017)
- Nouralight, luminosity94 in England and Wales (2025)
- Normapattern; standard; rule79 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nora
Names that are said the same way as Nora, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Nora, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean praise
Like Nora, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
- Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nora
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