Nora

Nora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “honor”
Origin: Latin
Say it: NOR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Often used as a short form of Honora or Eleanor. As an independent name, it is commonly linked with Honora and the Latin word honor.

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How popular is Nora?

20241,841 per million US babies

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Babies named Nora in 20246,128

2024 rank#22 girls

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 1880187,497

Nora is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Nora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Norahlight · Hebrew
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin
Novanew · Latin

Nora questions

What does the name Nora mean?

Nora means "honor". It comes from Latin. Often used as a short form of Honora or Eleanor. As an independent name, it is commonly linked with Honora and the Latin word honor.

Is Nora a boy or girl name?

Nora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nora?

6,128 US babies were named Nora in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Nora?

Nora is usually pronounced NOR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.