How Many People Are Named Norena?
An estimated 43 people in the United States have the first name Norena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Norena peaked in popularity in 1939 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norena 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 Norena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Norena is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Norena is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
43
About 1 in 7,971,031 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1939
9 births
Total Registered
120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norena
Norena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 120 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Norena as a female name
Ranked #14,713 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1939 (9 births)
Norena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norena span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 29 babies were registered. Norena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norena by Decade
How has Norena 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.
Norena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Norena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norena?
We estimate approximately 43 people named Norena 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 7,971,031 Americans share this first name.
Is Norena a common name?
Norena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norena most popular?
Norena reached peak popularity in 1939, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norena is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norena a female name?
Norena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norena Smith, Norena Johnson, Norena 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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