Girls' name · since 1984
Noora
Noora has 923 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Noora is the #2916 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 923 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Noora recorded 923 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #2916 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,916 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 923 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noora ranks #7,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,916 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 923 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noora's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Noora compares
923 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Noora's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Noora's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Noora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Noora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (337 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Noora's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Noora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 337 births (37% of all-time use).
How Noora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Noora's total volume
Noora by state
Where Noora concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 47 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 40 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 35 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
130 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Noora's data
- Noora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (337 total births) through the 2020s (288) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nooras (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Noora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Noora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.