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Norah

“Variant of Nora — Honor” — Latin via Honora origin

Girl's name · #262 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Norah has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #136 (2017) · 33,869 babies named Norah all-time · 1 in 1,400 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #94 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Norahs

• Norah Jones — American musician (born 1979)
• Norah Borges — Argentine illustrator (1901-1998)
• Norah Vincent — American writer (1968–2022)
• Norah Jeruto — Kenyan female steeplechase runner
• Norah Lange — Argentine author (1905–1972)

In stories & tradition

• Norah Winters — Earth-616
• Norah Arendt — Spice and Wolf · Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
• Norah Chalmers — The Girl from Kays

What Norahs become

Among 135 notable people named Norah:

Artists & writers appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Norah Vincent, American writer (1968–2022).

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