Unisex name · since 1950
Nori
Nori has 3,028 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,028
- born since 1950
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,028 babies have been named Nori since 1950, making it today's #1194 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nori has been recorded 3,028 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #1194 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #3,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,194 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,028 born since 1950
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nori ranks #3,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,194 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,028 born since 1950, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,028
- born since 1950
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nori's 3,028 recorded births place it above 95.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nori compares
3,028 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Nori's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 298 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nori's full recorded timeline at 1989, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 298 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 298
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Nori popularity over time - boys
244 total births recorded since 2001 (Nori as boys' name)
Nori by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,482 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Nori's strongest decade.
1,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Nori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,040 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,482 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,482 births (49% of all-time use).
How Nori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nori's total volume
Nori by state
Where Nori concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 183 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 183 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 183 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 173 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 153 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 138 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 134 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 117 | 3.9% |
183 of 3,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Nori appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nori's data
- California records the most Noris (183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Nori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Nori 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.