How Many People Are Named Norene?
An estimated 1,502 people in the United States have the first name Norene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Norene peaked in popularity in 1931 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norene 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 Norene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Norene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
1,502
About 1 in 228,199 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1931
121 births
Total Registered
4,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norene
Norene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Norene as a female name
Ranked #18,516 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1931 (121 births)
Norene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norene span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 982 babies were registered. Norene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norene by Decade
How has Norene 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.
Norene by State
Birth registrations for Norene span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Oregon, Kansas, Idaho. On average, about 78 Norenes were registered per state.
Norene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Norene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norene?
We estimate approximately 1,502 people named Norene 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 228,199 Americans share this first name.
Is Norene a common name?
Norene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norene most popular?
Norene reached peak popularity in 1931, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norene is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norene a female name?
Norene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norene Smith, Norene Johnson, Norene 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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