US rank #2727 Girls' name Peak 2024 864 births

Noora — #2727 US girls' name

864 babies named Noora in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s421990s922000s1632010s3372020s230
#2727
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Noora was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

63 babies were named Noora in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noora

The Social Security Administration has registered 864 babies named Noora between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noora currently holds the #2727 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noora performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Noora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Noora in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 864 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Noora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

864

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2024

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,727

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
63
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881984 7

Noora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
337 births that decade — 39% of Noora's all-time total
1980s421990s922000s1632010s3372020s230

Noora by state

Where Noora concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Noora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
116 13.4%
#2 New York
39 4.5%
#3 Texas
33 3.8%
#4 Illinois
28 3.2%
California share of Noora's total US births 13.4%
Even split

116 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noora?
864 babies have been named Noora since 1984. It currently ranks #2727 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 63 births.
When was Noora most popular?
Noora was most popular in the 2010s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Noora most popular?
The top states for the name Noora are California (116 births), New York (39 births), Texas (33 births).
How long has the name Noora been used?
Noora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noor, Noorah, Noori, Noomi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.