How Many People Are Named Noriko?
An estimated 140 people in the United States have the first name Noriko. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Noriko peaked in popularity in 1984 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noriko 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 Noriko paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
140
About 1 in 2,448,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1984
11 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noriko
Noriko is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Noriko as a female name
Ranked #15,721 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1984 (11 births)
Noriko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noriko span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 60 babies were registered. Noriko has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Noriko by Decade
How has Noriko 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.
Noriko by State
Noriko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noriko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Noriko
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Noriko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noriko?
We estimate approximately 140 people named Noriko 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 2,448,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Noriko a common name?
Noriko is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noriko most popular?
Noriko reached peak popularity in 1984, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noriko is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noriko a female name?
Noriko is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noriko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noriko Smith, Noriko Johnson, Noriko 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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