How Many People Are Named Norita?
An estimated 338 people in the United States have the first name Norita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Norita peaked in popularity in 1937 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norita 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 Norita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Norita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
338
About 1 in 1,014,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1937
155 births
Total Registered
799
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norita
Norita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 799 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Norita as a female name
Ranked #15,089 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1937 (155 births)
Norita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norita span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 357 babies were registered. Norita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norita by Decade
How has Norita 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.
Norita by State
Birth registrations for Norita span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oregon, Kentucky. On average, about 15 Noritas were registered per state.
Norita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norita
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norita?
We estimate approximately 338 people named Norita 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 1,014,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Norita a common name?
Norita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 799 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norita most popular?
Norita reached peak popularity in 1937, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norita is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norita a female name?
Norita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norita Smith, Norita Johnson, Norita 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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