Norah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Norah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Norah: Recorded every year since 1964, its highest recorded position is #135, and it stood at #304 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
123times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#135highest recorded position
16groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Norah's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2738
1998	#3848
1999	#3900
2000	#3912
2001	#2783
2003	#3594
2004	#1715
2005	#1589
2006	#1435
2007	#1296
2008	#1344
2009	#1139
2010	#1040
2011	#894
2012	#998
2013	#663
2014	#521
2015	#473
2016	#347
2017	#327
2018	#283
2019	#283
2020	#283
2021	#270
2022	#232
2023	#244
2024	#262

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 58 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #449 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #449 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Norah appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 58 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 718 births with the name.

Norah across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Norah's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#135 (1964)	#135 (1964)	#304 (2025)	58 of 62	718 (1964–2025)	37 (1967)
Norway · Girls	#647 (1994)	#161 (2016)	#449 (2025)	26 of 32	503 (1994–2025)	37 (2016)
England and Wales · Girls	#2738 (1997)	#232 (2022)	#262 (2024)	27 of 28	2,013 (1997–2024)	202 (2022)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#283 (2010)	#161 (2024)	#161 (2024)	11 of 15	89 (2010–2024)	12 (2024)

Norah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Norah in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	192	6 of 10	32
1970s	167	10 of 10	17
1980s	96	10 of 10	10
1990s	45	9 of 10	5
2000s	37	7 of 10	5
2010s	105	10 of 10	11
2020s	76	6 of 10	13

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 32 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Norah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #135 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Norah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#262	183	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#244	186	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#232	202	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#270	176	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#283	164	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#283	173	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#283	168	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#327	147	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#347	138	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#473	92	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#521	81	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#663	60	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#998	36	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#894	40	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1040	32	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1139	27	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1344	21	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1296	21	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1435	17	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1589	14	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1715	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3594	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2783	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3912	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3848	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#161	12	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#171	11	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#175	11	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#190	10	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#192	9	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#200	9	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#273	6	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#215	8	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#353	4	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#439	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#283	6	High	Verified
2025	Norway	female	#449	6	High	Verified
2024	Norway	female	#348	10	High	Verified
2023	Norway	female	#333	11	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#285	14	High	Verified
2021	Norway	female	#293	12	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#247	18	High	Verified
2019	Norway	female	#235	20	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#294	15	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#202	26	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#161	37	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#229	24	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#176	34	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#229	25	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#192	30	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#234	24	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#210	28	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#288	18	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#215	28	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#188	32	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#213	27	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#272	18	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#236	22	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#366	10	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#521	6	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#624	4	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#647	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#304	13	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	14	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	17	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#389	10	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#464	8	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	14	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#260	18	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#336	13	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#524	7	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#390	11	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#378	12	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#404	11	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#491	8	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	11	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#510	8	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#593	6	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#501	8	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#705	4	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#464	7	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#587	4	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#370	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#655	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#620	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	4	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#363	7	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#411	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	6	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#456	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	7	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#409	5	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#332	8	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#329	9	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#287	12	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#275	13	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	9	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#438	5	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#324	10	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	12	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#297	12	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#330	9	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#239	18	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#269	13	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	19	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#243	15	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#271	13	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#215	23	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#220	19	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	17	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	21	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#201	21	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	33	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	37	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#151	31	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#135	36	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#135	34	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#171	24	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #135, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 202 births, registered in England and Wales in 2022.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1994, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Noorulain · #2615, 13y
Nora · #1, 81y
Norbert · #241, 45y
Noreen · #60, 61y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Erika · #136, 66y
Leila · #132, 61y
Nelly · #132, 61y
Khadija · #143, 65y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Concepta · #134, 19y
Maura · #136, 58y
Dermott · #137, 19y
Derrick · #137, 52y

Norah was ranked #135 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Norah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Norah without appearing here.

Norah moved ahead of

Gail Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3912 and #3912 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #1715 and #4598.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3912 and #3912 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #1715 and #4598.
Debra Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3594 and #3099 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #1435 and #4157.
Cian Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3594 and #3594 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #1589 and #3970.

Moved ahead of Norah

Mila Compare
In 1997 they stood at #2738 and #3174 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1998 that had become #3848 and #2701.
Fiadh Compare
In 2013 they stood at #283 and #430 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #439 and #77.
Thea Compare
In 2013 they stood at #283 and #430 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #439 and #106.
Ada Compare
In 2006 they stood at #464 and #550 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #705 and #373.

Moved the opposite way to Norah

Ada Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 while Ada went from #372 to #45.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 while Amelia went from #300 to #12.
Annie Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 while Annie went from #112 to #33.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 while Aoife went from #206 to #34.

Moved the same way as Norah

Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 and Alison from #146 to #213.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 and Amanda from #118 to #608.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 and Angela from #24 to #608.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Norah went from #135 to #304 and Ann from #4 to #443.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #135 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Norah

Norah at a glance

What stands out in Norah's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Norah across 4 official records

Norah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Norah appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Norah

Norah and the names beside it

Norah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Norah

Moved the opposite way to Norah

Moved the same way as Norah

Norah at a glance

What stands out in Norah's record

Norah across 4 official records

Norah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Norah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Norah

Norah and the names beside it

Norah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Norah

Moved the opposite way to Norah

Moved the same way as Norah