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Norah
OriginEnglish, Arabic
Meaning"woman of honor, light"
GenderGirl
US Rank#262
Top 1000
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Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #163 | 2,007 | 1,123.5 |
| 2015 | #159 | 2,031 | 1,137.8 |
| 2016 | #154 | 2,026 | 1,143.3 |
| 2017 | #137 | 2,156 | 1,248.8 |
| 2018 | #140 | 2,013 | 1,183.4 |
| 2019 | #144 | 1,974 | 1,176.1 |
| 2020 | #152 | 1,810 | 1,119.7 |
| 2021 | #160 | 1,790 | 1,090.9 |
| 2022 | #192 | 1,536 | 936.5 |
| 2023 | #201 | 1,487 | 926.7 |
| 2024 | #223 | 1,374 | 848 |
| 2025 | #262 | 1,191 | 741 |
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- Norah Müller (b. 2004)
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- Norah Smith (b. 2008)
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character in G. A. Henty's "Won by the Sword"
- Norah Stoakes
character in "The Sky is Falling" by Kit Pearson
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