Norah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Norah first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 138 babies (rank #348 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Norah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Norah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

614

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

138

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Norah

Norah Jonesrecording artist · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	5	#3,008
1998	3	#4,620
1999	3	#4,659
2000	3	#4,747
2001	5	#3,116
2003	4	#4,139
2004	12	#1,798
2005	14	#1,653
2006	17	#1,487
2007	21	#1,322
2008	21	#1,377
2009	27	#1,167
2010	32	#1,062
2011	40	#908
2012	36	#1,010
2013	60	#670
2014	81	#525
2015	92	#474
2016	138	#348