Nor
Nor is a name with multiple cultural origins: Malay, Limburgish.
- Malay
- Limburgish
Meaning & Origin of Nor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nor is a name with multiple cultural origins: Malay, Limburgish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Malay
- Limburgish
The Story of Nor
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Nor as a girl name dates back to 2002, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Nor — #14,326 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Nor on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Nor last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 6 births, good for #10,726 nationwide. Nor last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nor
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Nor
Nor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Nor's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #14,326. Use the chart and map above to compare Nor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.