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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,109 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,449 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,046 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,182 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,017 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,052 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,161 |
| 2004 | 29 | #923 |
| 2005 | 32 | #883 |
| 2006 | 33 | #901 |
| 2007 | 31 | #982 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,012 |
| 2009 | 46 | #780 |
| 2010 | 53 | #707 |
| 2011 | 55 | #711 |
| 2012 | 73 | #583 |
| 2013 | 88 | #483 |
| 2014 | 113 | #390 |
| 2015 | 158 | #306 |
| 2016 | 177 | #283 |
| 2024 | 549 | #86 |
