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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 #240 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #232 to #3912.1997199819992000200120032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#232#3912
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#240

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: #240 among girls in England and Wales, #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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #240 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#240195HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#262183HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#244186HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#232202HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#270176HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#283164HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#283173HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#283168HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#327147HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#347138HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47392HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#52181HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#66360HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#99836HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#89440HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#104032HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#113927HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#134421HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#129621HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#143517HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#158914HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#171512HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#35944HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#16112HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#17111HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#17511HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#1929HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2009HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2736HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2158HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2836HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#4496HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#34810HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#33311HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#28514HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#29312HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#24718HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#23520HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#29415HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#20226HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#16137HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#22924HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#17634HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#22925HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#19230HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#23424HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#21028HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#28818HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#21528HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#18832HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#21327HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#27218HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#23622HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#36610HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5216HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#6244HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6474HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#30413HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#29414HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#23717HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#38910HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#4648HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#29414HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#26018HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#33613HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5247HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#39011HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#37812HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#40411HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#4918HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#41411HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4647HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3708HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4115HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3856HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4095HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3328HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#3299HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#28712HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#27513HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#3866HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4385HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#32410HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#29912HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#29712HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3309HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#23918HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#26913HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#22919HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#24315HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#27113HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#21523HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#22019HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#22917HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#20021HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#20121HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#15533HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#14137HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#15131HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#13536HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#13534HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#17124HighVerified

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

Where Norah is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Norah, between 1964 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202558#135 in 1964
Norway1994–202526#161 in 2016
England and Wales1997–202528#232 in 2022
Northern Ireland2010–202411#161 in 2024
Scotland20241#171 in 2024

Its high point came 60 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1964) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

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.