Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Norah

#773 most common girls' name of all time · #1,400 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#773
Rank overall
#1,400 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
33,998
Since 2016
17,373
Peak year
2017 #136
Best rank
#136 2017
Girls Boys peak 2,156/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Norah is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,191 — 1,191 #262
2024 1,384 — 1,384 #223
2023 1,488 — 1,488 #201
2022 1,539 — 1,539 #192
2021 1,791 — 1,791 #160
2020 1,810 — 1,810 #152
2019 1,975 — 1,975 #144
2018 2,013 — 2,013 #140
2017 2,156 — 2,156 #136
2016 2,026 — 2,026 #154
2015 2,032 — 2,032 #159
2014 2,007 — 2,007 #163
2013 1,725 — 1,725 #188
2012 1,502 — 1,502 #210
2011 1,217 — 1,217 #264
2010 1,091 — 1,091 #298
2009 959 — 959 #343
2008 666 — 666 #476
2007 689 — 689 #468
2006 591 — 591 #515
2005 558 — 558 #523
2004 476 6 482 #590
2003 303 — 303 #815
2002 96 — 96 #1,854
2001 64 — 64 #2,438
2000 57 — 57 #2,593
1999 44 — 44 #2,994
1998 42 — 42 #3,018
1997 24 — 24 #4,373
1996 36 — 36 #3,239
1995 29 — 29 #3,671
1994 31 — 31 #3,540
1993 35 — 35 #3,224
1992 39 — 39 #2,976
1991 39 — 39 #2,938
1990 38 — 38 #2,963
1989 42 — 42 #2,665
1988 38 — 38 #2,744
1987 27 — 27 #3,334
1986 30 — 30 #3,062
1985 28 — 28 #3,174
1984 37 — 37 #2,517
1983 31 — 31 #2,787
1982 27 — 27 #3,177
1981 35 — 35 #2,616
1980 32 — 32 #2,801
1979 33 — 33 #2,676
1978 23 — 23 #3,286
1977 20 — 20 #3,617
1976 30 — 30 #2,602
1975 29 — 29 #2,617
1974 23 — 23 #3,014
1973 24 — 24 #2,832
1972 22 — 22 #2,979
1971 18 — 18 #3,513
1970 16 — 16 #3,713
1969 14 — 14 #3,779
1968 17 — 17 #3,180
1967 21 — 21 #2,707
1966 19 — 19 #2,843
1965 19 — 19 #2,838
1964 21 — 21 #2,756
1963 25 — 25 #2,429
1962 24 — 24 #2,472
1961 28 — 28 #2,252
1960 25 — 25 #2,375
1959 16 — 16 #2,984
1958 35 — 35 #1,858
1957 21 — 21 #2,489
1956 13 — 13 #3,325
1955 24 6 30 #2,225
1954 19 — 19 #2,521
1953 32 5 37 #1,758
1952 16 6 22 #2,675
1951 36 — 36 #1,585
1950 22 5 27 #2,055
1949 29 5 34 #1,769
1948 22 7 29 #2,072
1947 24 — 24 #1,995
1946 21 5 26 #2,029
1945 26 — 26 #1,623
1944 15 — 15 #2,290
1943 19 5 24 #1,998
1942 23 — 23 #1,762
1941 11 5 16 #2,675
1940 16 5 21 #2,030
1939 12 5 17 #2,420
1938 15 — 15 #2,120
1937 11 — 11 #2,576
1936 7 — 7 #3,382
1935 12 — 12 #2,445
1934 15 6 21 #2,094
1933 14 10 24 #2,162
1932 13 8 21 #2,372
1931 17 — 17 #1,943
1930 13 — 13 #2,429
1929 18 — 18 #1,955
1928 20 — 20 #1,901
1927 23 — 23 #1,775
1926 11 5 16 #2,874
1925 23 8 31 #1,801
1924 27 6 33 #1,644
1923 18 9 27 #2,095
1922 20 — 20 #1,960
1921 14 5 19 #2,512
1920 23 — 23 #1,756
1919 24 7 31 #1,650
1918 22 — 22 #1,757
1917 25 — 25 #1,509
1916 14 — 14 #2,249
1915 22 — 22 #1,572
1914 21 — 21 #1,387
1913 18 — 18 #1,361
1912 10 — 10 #1,850
1911 9 — 9 #1,658
1910 12 — 12 #1,338
1909 9 — 9 #1,472
1908 11 — 11 #1,271
1907 9 — 9 #1,388
1906 12 — 12 #1,106
1905 10 — 10 #1,242
1904 7 — 7 #1,489
1903 11 — 11 #1,084
1902 16 — 16 #878
1901 11 — 11 #1,013
1900 18 — 18 #890
1899 10 — 10 #1,040
1898 11 — 11 #1,052
1897 22 — 22 #669
1896 18 — 18 #765
1895 18 — 18 #753
1894 13 — 13 #857
1893 16 — 16 #748
1892 11 — 11 #916
1891 16 — 16 #678
1890 11 — 11 #828
1889 7 — 7 #1,029
1888 15 — 15 #669
1887 9 — 9 #794
1886 12 — 12 #669
1885 15 — 15 #566
1884 12 — 12 #623
1883 20 — 20 #434
1882 13 — 13 #520
1881 13 — 13 #488
1880 9 — 9 #618