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Noreen
OriginEnglish, diminutive of Nora
Meaning"honor or meaning unknown"
About Noreen
Noreen's in limbo, especially now that Nora has made a comeback.
Pronounced nor-EEN.
As of October 2026, Noreen ranked #4327 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #299 in 1948.
Editor's take: The name Noreen is a girl's name of English, Irish origin.
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 | #4,625 | 31 | 17.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,197 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | #4,535 | 31 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #4,866 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,441 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,327 | 33 | 20.5 |
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Noreen on lists
Famous Noreens
- Noreen Corcoran
American actress
- Noreen Murray
English molecular geneticist and vaccine pioneer
- Noreen Young
Canadian puppeteer
- Noreen Kershaw
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- Noreen Nash
American actress
- Noreen Raja
American acreess
Noreen in pop culture
- Noreen
character in movie "50 First Dates"
- Noreen Hurlock
character in movie "It Was an Accident"
- Noreen Bell
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
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