Girls' name · since 1940
Noralyn
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Noralyn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,071 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Noralyn is the #12071 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 142 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Noralyn recorded 142 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #12071 nationally today, ahead of 30% 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 1940 to 2025.
- #23,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,071 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 1940
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noralyn ranks #23,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,071 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 142 born since 1940, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,071 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noralyn's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Noralyn compares
142 31st percentile among 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
Noralyn's all-time total is 62% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noralyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noralyn splits its recorded history at 2014: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Noralyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Noralyn's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Noralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Noralyn's data
- Noralyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Noralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Noralyn 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.