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Nora

Alternative forms & variants: Norah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Honor, noble dignity (from Honora) or light (from Eleonora)”

Linguistic heritage: Irish / Latin

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:NOR-uh
IPA (US English):/ˈnɔːrə/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20256,380 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#206,386 births in 2025
Total US Registrations193,922Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

01,5953,1904,7856,380188019091938196719962025
Peak US Popularity2025 (6,380 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1880
Recent 2025 Level6 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance
Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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