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Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Nora

NOR-uh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Honor; light
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish/Celtic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
light · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#22
2024 births6,128
Peak year2021
First appeared1880
Total US births186,719
2021 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nono
Alternate spellings
NorahNoora
In other languages
Honora (Latin)Eleonora (Italian)

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