How Many People Are Named Noreen?
An estimated 12,028 people in the United States have the first name Noreen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Noreen peaked in popularity in 1948 with 654 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noreen 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 Noreen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,028
About 1 in 28,496 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1948
654 births
Total Registered
20,074
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noreen
Noreen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,074 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Noreen as a female name
Ranked #6,551 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (654 births)
Noreen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noreen span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 5,187 babies were registered. Noreen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Noreen by Decade
How has Noreen 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.
Noreen by State
Birth registrations for Noreen span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts. The lowest are in South Dakota, South Carolina, New Mexico. On average, about 429 Noreens were registered per state.
Noreen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noreen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Noreen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noreen?
We estimate approximately 12,028 people named Noreen 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 28,496 Americans share this first name.
Is Noreen a common name?
Noreen is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,074 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noreen most popular?
Noreen reached peak popularity in 1948, when 654 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noreen is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noreen a female name?
Noreen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noreen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noreen Smith, Noreen Johnson, Noreen 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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