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Norah

Norah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
NOR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually a variant spelling of Nora, which is often a short form of Honora; it is also sometimes associated with the Hebrew name Nurit or with Hebrew-derived interpretations. The exact origin of Nora is mixed by usage.

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How popular is Norah?

2024413 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Norah in 20241,374

2024 rank#223 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188032,790

Norah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Norah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Norahonor · Latin
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Norah questions

What does the name Norah mean?

Norah means "light". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a variant spelling of Nora, which is often a short form of Honora; it is also sometimes associated with the Hebrew name Nurit or with Hebrew-derived interpretations. The exact origin of Nora is mixed by usage.

Is Norah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Norah?

1,374 US babies were named Norah in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Norah?

Norah 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.