Noreen
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning honor; a form of Nóirín.
Noreen by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Noreen. In the US, 35 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 England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 654 babies in 1948, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Noreen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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Names that are said the same way as Noreen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean praise
Like Noreen, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Names about as common as Noreen
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