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Nora

“Honor” — Latin via Honora origin

Girl's name · #20 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Nora has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #20 (2025) · 193,138 babies named Nora all-time · 1 in 250 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #3 in Netherlands (2025) · #3 in Norway (2025) · #4 in Denmark (2025) · #9 in Switzerland (2024) · #9 in Estonia (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Noras

• Nora Ephron — American film director and writer (1941–2012)
• Nora Roberts — American romance writer
• Nora Fatehi — Canadian actress (1992-present)
• Nora Gjakova — Kosovo judoka
• Nora Arnezeder — French actress and singer

In stories & tradition

• Nora Fries — Batman: The Animated Series · The New Batman Adventures
• Nora Walker — Brothers & Sisters
• Nora Valkyrie — RWBY

What Noras become

Among 1,500 notable people named Nora:

Medical professionals appear 2.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nora Volkow, American physician.

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