How Many People Are Named Norah?
An estimated 31,338 people in the United States have the first name Norah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Norah peaked in popularity in 2017 with 2,156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Norah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Norah is overwhelmingly female, 129 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Norah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
31,338
About 1 in 10,937 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
2,156 births
Total Registered
32,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norah
Norah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32,790 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Norah as a male name
Ranked #10,941 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1933 (10 births)
Norah as a female name
Ranked #223 in 2024
1,374 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (2,156 births)
Norah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 17,742 babies were registered. While Norah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Norah by Decade
How has Norah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Norah by State
Birth registrations for Norah span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 585 Norahs were registered per state.
Norah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norah
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norah?
We estimate approximately 31,338 people named Norah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,937 Americans share this first name.
Is Norah a common name?
Norah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norah most popular?
Norah reached peak popularity in 2017, when 2,156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norah a female name?
Norah is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norah Smith, Norah Johnson, Norah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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