Norah

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A few things about Norah you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Norah

Norah Jones

American musician (born 1979)

Choose Norah and your child shares a first name with Norah Jones, an American musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Norah, like who?” Norah Jones's Wikipedia article is available in 77 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,350 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Norah, 1,191 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Norah would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNorah has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Norahs, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #136.
• 📈Then vs nowNorah is 24× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 31,847 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,350.
• 🍂TrendNorah has slipped 110 places over the last five years and now sits at #262. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedNorah is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #120, followed by North Dakota (#141) and New Hampshire (#149). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningNorah is an Irish form of Honora, which means “honor”.

About the name Norah

Norah is a girl name meaning “honor”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-rah”. US birth records list Norah for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #136 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #262, with 1,191 babies.