Recorded 1922–1961 Girls' name Peak 1932 149 births

Noreene — girls' name

149 babies named Noreene in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s331930s541940s361950s211960s5
1930s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Noreene was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

10 babies were named Noreene in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noreene

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Noreene between 1922 and 1961, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noreene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noreene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Noreene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noreene 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 149 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.

Noreene at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

149

Since 1922

40 years of records

Peak year

1932

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1922

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1961

Noreene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1922

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1932)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 196119501945194019371933192919261922 6

Noreene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
54 births that decade — 36% of Noreene's all-time total
1920s331930s541940s361950s211960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noreene?
149 babies have been named Noreene since 1922. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1932 with 10 births.
When was Noreene most popular?
Noreene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Noreene been used?
Noreene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 40 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Noreene?
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, 1922–1961 (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.