Recorded 1913–1991 Girls' name Peak 1939 120 births

Norena — girls' name

120 babies named Norena in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Norena was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

9 babies were named Norena in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norena

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Norena between 1913 and 1991, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Norena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norena 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 120 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.

Norena at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

120

Since 1913

79 years of records

Peak year

1939

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1913

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1991

Norena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1913

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1939)
9
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Norena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
29 births that decade — 24% of Norena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norena?
120 babies have been named Norena since 1913. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1939 with 9 births.
When was Norena most popular?
Norena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Norena been used?
Norena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 79 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Norena?
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, 1913–1991 (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.