Recorded 1916–1960 Girls' name Peak 1924 38 births

Norean — girls' name

38 babies named Norean in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s81950s121960s5
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Norean was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Norean in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norean

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Norean between 1916 and 1960, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norean performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Norean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norean 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 38 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.

Norean at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

38

Since 1916

45 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1916

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1960

Norean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1916

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 196019581952192419181916 7

Norean by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 34% of Norean's all-time total
1910s131920s81950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norean?
38 babies have been named Norean since 1916. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Norean most popular?
Norean was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Norean been used?
Norean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 45 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Norean?
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.

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, 1916–1960 (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.