Nora

“honour or light”probable meaning

Girl’s name, of Latin and Arabic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Nora

Nora is thought to mean “honour or light” and is of Latin and Arabic origin.

Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.

It peaked in 2023.
Over recent years, Nora has been rising (+4.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nora every 3.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Nora ranks 16^th in Ontario (Canada), 17^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 22^nd in United States, against 92^nd in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
17^th girls’ name274 babies in 3 years1 girl in 145+10.9% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
16^th girls’ name956 babies in 3 years1 girl in 162+5.2% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
54^th girls’ name109 babies in 3 years1 girl in 207+19.8% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
22^nd girls’ name18,555 babies in 3 years1 girl in 260+2% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
74^th girls’ name223 babies in 3 years1 girl in 291+11.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
90^th girls’ name126 babies in 3 years1 girl in 333+10.2% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
96^th girls’ name133 babies in 3 years1 girl in 409+16.8% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
85^th girls’ name1,630 babies in 3 years1 girl in 471+14.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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