Nore
The Nore is a long bank of sand and silt running along the south-centre of the final narrowing of the Thames Estuary, England. Its south-west is the very narrow Nore Sand. Just short of the Nore's easternmost point where it fades into the channels it has a notable point once marked by a lightship on the line where the estuary of the Thames nominally becomes the North Sea.
Meaning & Origin of Nore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Nore is a long bank of sand and silt running along the south-centre of the final narrowing of the Thames Estuary, England. Its south-west is the very narrow Nore Sand. Just short of the Nore's easternmost point where it fades into the channels it has a notable point once marked by a lightship on the line where the estuary of the Thames nominally becomes the North Sea.
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The Story of Nore
As a girl name
Nore first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 6 Nores were born — ranking #13,455 that year. As of 2026, Nore ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Nores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nore first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 15 Nores were born — ranking #5,697 that year. As of 2026, Nore ranks #7,836 for boys with 6 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 110 Nores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nore
Nore is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Nore's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Nore'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 .
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