Nora Name Popularity

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How popular is Nora?

The very popular name Nora was the 30th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #28 in 2017 with 6,055 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nora was 471 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nora occurred roughly during the years 1944-1947, and 2002-2017, whereas 1962-1967 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Nora popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Nora's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Nora lately has risen.

The name Nora is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Nora (Girl)		Nora (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5,799	30	7	10,366
2017		6,055	28	< 5	--
2016		5,589	36	< 5	--
2015		5,323	41	< 5	--
2014		4,738	49	5	13,451
2013		3,508	82	< 5	--
2012		2,888	108	< 5	--
2011		2,234	137	< 5	--
2010		1,937	159	< 5	--
2009		1,669	198	< 5	--
2008		1,558	216	< 5	--
2007		1,474	242	< 5	--
2006		1,385	245	< 5	--
2005		1,197	275	< 5	--
2004		1,043	306	< 5	--
2003		830	367	5	12,202
2002		600	472	< 5	--
2001		621	449	< 5	--
2000		539	501	< 5	--
1999		582	457	< 5	--
1998		540	476	< 5	--
1997		563	451	< 5	--
1996		555	451	< 5	--
1995		545	463	5	9,879
1994		529	474	< 5	--
1993		526	479	< 5	--
1992		523	473	< 5	--
1991		574	444	< 5	--
1990		586	431	5	9,091
1989		595	416	10	5,069
1988		606	397	< 5	--
1987		536	416	7	5,906
1986		485	446	5	7,498
1985		541	413	6	6,292
1984		558	391	< 5	--
1983		520	417	8	4,784
1982		564	407	< 5	--
1981		553	405	6	6,023
1980		569	400	9	4,395
1979		537	403	< 5	--
1978		583	366	< 5	--
1977		519	400	< 5	--
1976		517	396	< 5	--
1975		552	377	< 5	--
1974		587	366	< 5	--
1973		573	369	< 5	--
1972		605	364	< 5	--
1971		624	374	5	5,438
1970		675	366	< 5	--
1969		709	336	< 5	--
1968		695	331	7	3,581
1967		729	324	5	4,376
1966		849	299	5	4,349
1965		881	302	8	3,171
1964		1,049	280	9	2,992
1963		1,068	278	7	3,555
1962		1,076	274	< 5	--
1961		1,119	272	9	3,038
1960		1,346	238	11	2,648
1959		1,275	242	9	2,975
1958		1,176	253	6	3,811
1957		1,162	250	6	3,851
1956		1,170	244	8	3,128
1955		1,046	256	6	3,777
1954		1,160	237	< 5	--
1953		1,148	238	10	2,666
1952		1,122	234	8	3,036
1951		1,159	224	10	2,612
1950		1,118	225	< 5	--
1949		1,198	218	8	2,951
1948		1,085	225	< 5	--
1947		1,096	225	12	2,327
1946		969	229	5	3,872
1945		834	228	12	2,097
1944		842	225	< 5	--
1943		856	230	8	2,893
1942		837	228	12	2,229
1941		845	209	11	2,296
1940		843	209	7	3,049
1939		859	204	5	3,827
1938		858	203	12	2,151
1937		842	202	14	1,969
1936		790	210	10	2,405
1935		910	192	12	2,212
1934		887	200	13	2,090
1933		891	193	12	2,186
1932		970	189	14	2,063
1931		903	202	12	2,296
1930		1,015	190	11	2,565
1929		1,017	193	15	2,074
1928		1,083	190	9	3,002
1927		1,079	189	14	2,267
1926		1,203	176	11	2,676
1925		1,317	171	9	3,073
1924		1,335	172	12	2,581
1923		1,221	180	10	2,889
1922		1,219	180	16	2,116
1921		1,350	167	9	3,147
1920		1,477	157	17	2,026
1919		1,372	161	11	2,619
1918		1,381	161	8	3,292
1917		1,360	154	16	1,959
1916		1,314	154	12	2,361
1915		1,293	144	10	2,567
1914		1,038	143	12	1,938
1913		890	135	8	2,216
1912		882	130	13	1,404
1911		779	116	9	1,259
1910		753	111	10	1,097
1909		670	107	8	1,135
1908		648	110	< 5	--
1907		676	104	7	1,174
1906		644	101	10	836
1905		742	92	11	777
1904		698	93	5	1,346
1903		724	87	6	1,093
1902		724	86	8	904
1901		727	81	< 5	--
1900		919	83	9	951
1899		709	80	< 5	--
1898		868	74	5	1,252
1897		812	71	7	911
1896		844	71	< 5	--
1895		846	70	6	1,045
1894		854	68	7	926
1893		825	67	6	997
1892		899	63	7	926
1891		801	63	< 5	--
1890		835	63	5	1,111
1889		831	60	< 5	--
1888		832	61	7	890
1887		735	56	8	726
1886		708	56	8	743
1885		670	56	8	746
1884		648	56	< 5	--
1883		589	55	< 5	--
1882		539	58	< 5	--
1881		498	55	< 5	--
1880		471	56	5	1,022

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.