Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekNora or Norah is a feminine given name. It mainly originates as a short form of Honora, a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor. In Hungary, the name Nóra originates as a short form of Eleonóra.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nora yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
I wanted a name that an eighty-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl could both own equally. Nora manages that somehow. It's ageless.
— Kate, Charlottesville VA, 2021
A Doll's House by Ibsen. The character who walks out the door at the end to live her own life. Yes, I named my daughter after that Nora on purpose.
— Ellen, Minneapolis MN, 2019
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | #397 |
| 2015 | 1 | #2,283 |
| 2016 | 5 | #328 |
| 2017 | 4 | #377 |
| 2021 | 83 | #103 |
| 2022 | 108 | #88 |
| 2023 | 288 | #66 |
| 2024 | 285 | #65 |
| 2025 | 351 | #51 |
