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The name Nora peaked for boys at #726 in 1887. Nora is also used for girls, ranking #20 in 2025.

The name Nora is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "honor or meaning unknown".

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Nora is a lovely, refined name that conjures up images of Belle Epoch ladies in fur-trimmed coats skating in Central Park. Long seen as a quintessentially Irish name though its roots are not in Ireland, Nora is a quietly stylish favorite that's tiptoed to the top of the popularity ladder.
 
Nora has two separate origin stories, as a derivative of both Honora and Eleanor. The Irish and Anglo-Norman version derives from Honora, based on the Latin word honor. The Hungarians spawned Nora as a short form of Eleonora, a variation of Eleanor.
 One of Nora's most prominent contemporary namesakes is the late witty writer Nora Ephron. Other notable Noras are the independent Ibsen heroine of A Doll's House, and the female half of the witty Nick and Nora Charles duo, adding up to a most desirable choice. 
 It can also be spelled Norah, as in Norah Jones.

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The name Nora is currently ranked #20 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #20 in 2025. The name is most popular in NORA, NORA, and NORA. Nora is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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