Lara vs Nora
Lara and Noracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Lara was ranked #144 and Nora #3 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #110 and Nora #44 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2023, Lara was ranked #81 and Nora #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #131 and Nora #72 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Lara was ranked #102 and Nora #76 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #98 and Nora #86 among girls in England and Wales.
Lara and Nora over time
Lara and Nora appear together in 4 published lists, across 146 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Nora moved ahead of Lara in England and Wales · Girls — #92 and #103 the year before became #98 and #86.
- Mirrored each other
Over 58 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lara rose about as far as Nora fell — from #401 and #37 in 1968 to #102 and #76 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Lara and Nora were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #144 and #3.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lara #85 in 2022, Nora #86 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1968–2025
Lara held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Nora in 34.
Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2002, Nora #37 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #102, Nora #76.
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1968–2025
Lara held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nora in 42.
Highest recorded here: Lara #129 in 2022, Nora #1 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #144, Nora #3.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Nora in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Nora #86 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Nora moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #92 and #103; by 2024 that had become #98 and #86.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #98, Nora #86.
Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Nora in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lara #51 in 2023, Nora #44 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Nora moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #51 and #72; by 2024 that had become #110 and #44.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #110, Nora #44.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Lara | Nora |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of the names Honora (linked to Latin 'honor') or Eleanor — not an independently rooted name; Behind the Name does not specify which is the 'true' source for any given historical bearer. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɔrə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Norway · Girls #3 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nora has a recorded origin (English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor); Lara does not have one recorded yet.
- Lara and Nora both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nora; Lara doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Nora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #219 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls