Names like Nora

In 2025, 6,380 girls born in the US were named Nora, #20 among girls' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 39 of those 146 years.

More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 20% from 5,330 in 2015.

9 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Nora's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #56
2. 1890
   #63
3. 1900
   #83
4. 1910
   #111
5. 1920
   #157
6. 1930
   #190
7. 1940
   #209
8. 1950
   #225
9. 1960
   #236
10. 1970
    #365
11. 1980
    #399
12. 1990
    #429
13. 2000
    #495
14. 2010
    #159
15. 2020
    #30
16. 2025
    #20

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Nora's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.