Girls' name · since 1918
Noralee
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 543 babies named Noralee, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Noralee currently ranks #7934 among girls' names in America, with 543 babies recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Noralee recorded 543 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #7934 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #11,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,934 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 543 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noralee ranks #11,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,934 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 543 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Noralee's 543 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Noralee compares
543 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Noralee's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noralee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 543 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noralee splits its recorded history at 1952: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Noralee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (118 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Noralee's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Noralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 118 births (22% of all-time use).
How Noralee 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 Noralee's total volume
Noralee by state
Where Noralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Noralee's data
- Noralee's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Noralees (10 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 Noralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Noralee 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.