Norah
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About Norah
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".
As of October 2026, Norah ranked #262 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #137 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #561.
Editor's take: The name Norah is a girl's name of Arabic, English origin meaning "woman of honor, light".
Popularity & trends
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 on lists
Famous Norahs
- 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
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