Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Norah

NOR-uh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Honor; light
Language
Irish
Culture
Multiple
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
light · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#223
2024 births1,374
Peak year2017
First appeared1880
Total US births32,661
2017 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nor
Alternate spellings
NoraNoora
In other languages
Norah (English)Nora (Irish)Honora (Latin)

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