Is Norah a boy or girl name?
Norah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,374 girls and 0 boys were named Norah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 32,790 US babies named Norah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #223
- Babies named Norah since 1880
- 32,790
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 2,156 babies
Boys and girls named Norah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 1910s | 7 | 177 | 96.2% |
| 1920s | 33 | 197 | 85.7% |
| 1930s | 29 | 129 | 81.6% |
| 1940s | 32 | 206 | 86.6% |
| 1950s | 22 | 235 | 91.4% |
| 1960s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 357 | 100% |
| 2000s | 6 | 4,459 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 17,742 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,997 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,374 | #223 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,487 | #201 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,536 | #192 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,790 | #160 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,810 | #152 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,974 | #144 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 2,013 | #140 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 2,156 | #137 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,026 | #154 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,031 | #159 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,007 | #163 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,725 | #188 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,502 | #210 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,217 | #263 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #298 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 959 | #343 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 666 | #476 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 689 | #468 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 591 | #516 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 558 | #524 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,941 | 476 | #591 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 303 | #818 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,861 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,453 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,627 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,035 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,056 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,477 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,284 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,748 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,588 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,269 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,019 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,974 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,006 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,703 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,779 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,387 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,183 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,214 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,555 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,835 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,232 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,641 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,845 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,778 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,353 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,716 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,643 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,662 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,064 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,809 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,027 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,610 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,825 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,915 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,270 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,914 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,896 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,800 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,468 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,513 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,284 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,413 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,070 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,843 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,541 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,454 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,773 | 24 | #2,262 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,570 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,197 | 32 | #1,772 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,626 | 16 | #2,763 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,601 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,048 | 22 | #2,105 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,069 | 29 | #1,796 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,225 | 22 | #2,111 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,030 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,872 | 21 | #2,075 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,650 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,902 | 19 | #2,059 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,792 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,861 | 11 | #2,796 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,802 | 16 | #2,078 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,828 | 12 | #2,542 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,197 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,685 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,624 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,538 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,566 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,494 | 14 | #2,247 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,023 | 13 | #2,459 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,009 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,523 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,999 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,948 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,808 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,639 | 11 | #3,000 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,322 | 23 | #1,835 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,207 | 27 | #1,670 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,105 | 18 | #2,141 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,007 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,788 | 14 | #2,598 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,792 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,644 | 24 | #1,688 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,793 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,542 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,337 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,605 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,424 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,393 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,945 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,751 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,403 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,568 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,325 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,478 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,140 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,282 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,612 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,122 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 16 | #897 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,053 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 18 | #911 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,081 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,086 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 22 | #672 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 18 | #781 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 18 | #761 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #891 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 16 | #757 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #948 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #688 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #861 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,107 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 15 | #682 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #834 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 12 | #685 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 15 | #569 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 12 | #633 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 20 | #432 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 13 | #523 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #485 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #618 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Norah reached #2,494 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #137 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Norah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.