US rank #9593 Girls' name Peak 1925 529 births

Noralee — #9593 US girls' name

529 babies named Noralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s731930s731940s1181950s751960s231970s71980s52010s802020s70
#9593
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Noralee was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

20 babies were named Noralee in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 529 babies named Noralee between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noralee currently holds the #9593 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noralee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Noralee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Noralee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noralee 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 529 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.

Noralee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

529

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1925

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#9,593

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
20
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
0510152025 202420171972195719481941193319251918 5

Noralee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
118 births that decade — 22% of Noralee's all-time total
1910s51920s731930s731940s1181950s751960s231970s71980s52010s802020s70

Noralee by state

Where Noralee concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Noralee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.9%
#2 Michigan
5 0.9%
California share of Noralee's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noralee?
529 babies have been named Noralee since 1918. It currently ranks #9593 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 20 births.
When was Noralee most popular?
Noralee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Noralee most popular?
The top states for the name Noralee are California (10 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Noralee been used?
Noralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noralee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, 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, 1918–2024 (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.