Recorded 1985–2023 Girls' name Peak 2005 136 births

Norelle — girls' name

136 babies named Norelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s72000s452010s552020s5
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Norelle was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Norelle in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Norelle between 1985 and 2023, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Norelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norelle 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 136 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.

Norelle at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

136

Since 1985

39 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1985

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2023

Norelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1985

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20232016201320092006199319861985 5

Norelle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 40% of Norelle's all-time total
1980s241990s72000s452010s552020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norelle?
136 babies have been named Norelle since 1985. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Norelle most popular?
Norelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Norelle been used?
Norelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 39 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Norelle?
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, 1985–2023 (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.