Norah

English, Arabic

"woman of honor, light"

Norah Origin and Meaning

The name Norah is a girl's name of Arabic, English origin meaning "woman of honor, light".

The skyrocketing success of singer Norah Jones brought this spelling of the name onto the pop charts in 2003. As well as being a spelling variant of Nora in English, it's also an alternative transcription of the Arabic name Nura, from Nur/Noor "light".

Norah Rank in US Top 1000

# 223 in the US

Norah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 474 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Norah

• 223 US 2024
• 474 Nameberry 2025
• 92 Canada 2023
• 84 Future 2028
• 262 England 2024
• 175 scotland 2024
• 75 Netherlands 2024
• 100 Belgium 2019

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Famous People Named Norah

• Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar) American singer,songwriter
• Norah Morahan O’Donnell American TV journalist
• Norah O'Neill American pilot
• Norah Royce (Turner) Docker Lady Docker, English socialite
• Norah Margaret Ruth Cordner James English novelist
• Norah Irene Flatley American gymnast
• Norah Müller (b. 2004) daughter of Swiss footballer Patrick Müller
• Norah Eaves (b. 2010) daughter of ice hockey player Patrick Eaves
• Norah Smith (b. 2008) daughter of reality TV personality Matt Smith

The name Norah in Pop Culture

• Norah Silverberg character in film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Norah O'More character in G. A. Henty's "Won by the Sword"
• Norah Stoakes character in "The Sky is Falling" by Kit Pearson