Norah
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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".
Norah is also given to boys.
Pronounced NOR-uh.
As of October 2026, Norah ranked #262 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #137 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #524.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #163 | 2,007 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #159 | 2,031 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #154 | 2,026 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #137 | 2,156 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #140 | 2,013 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #144 | 1,974 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #152 | 1,810 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #160 | 1,790 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #192 | 1,536 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #201 | 1,487 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #223 | 1,374 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #262 | 1,191 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Norah on lists
Famous Norahs
- Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar)Girl
American singer,songwriter
- Norah Morahan O’DonnellGirl
American TV journalist
- Norah O'NeillGirl
American pilot
- Norah Royce (Turner) DockerGirl
Lady Docker, English socialite
- Norah Margaret Ruth Cordner JamesGirl
English novelist
- Norah Irene FlatleyGirl
American gymnast
- Norah Müller (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of Swiss footballer Patrick Müller
- Norah Eaves (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Patrick Eaves
- Norah Smith (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Matt Smith
Norah in pop culture
- Norah SilverbergGirl
character in film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
- Norah O'MoreGirl
character in G. A. Henty's "Won by the Sword"
- Norah StoakesGirl
character in "The Sky is Falling" by Kit Pearson