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Noreen

Noreen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“honor”
Origin
Irish
Say it
nor-EEN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Anglicized form of the Irish diminutive Nóirín, from Nóra, an Irish form of Honora. It ultimately goes back to Latin honor meaning 'honor'.

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How popular is Noreen?

20245.4 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 Noreen in 202418

Peak year1948

Total US babies since 188020,074

Noreen is steady now but far below its 1948 peak.

Names like Noreen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Reaganlittle king · Irish
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  • Teaganlittle poet · Irish

Noreen questions

What does the name Noreen mean?

Noreen means "honor". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of the Irish diminutive Nóirín, from Nóra, an Irish form of Honora. It ultimately goes back to Latin honor meaning 'honor'.

Is Noreen a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Noreen?

18 US babies were named Noreen in 2024. Its peak year was 1948.

How do you pronounce Noreen?

Noreen is usually pronounced nor-EEN.

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.