Noreen
Noreen is an Irish given name, anglicised from Nóirín. It is also an Arabic name with the forms Nourine, Noureen, and Noorin. Another spelling is Norene, Norine and Norinne.
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Noreen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noreen is an Irish given name, anglicised from Nóirín. It is also an Arabic name with the forms Nourine, Noureen, and Noorin. Another spelling is Norene, Norine and Norinne.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
The Story of Noreen
The earliest SSA record of Noreen as a baby girl name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 1948 was its biggest year on record, with 654 newborns named Noreen — #299 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Noreen on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Noreen ranks #6,203 for baby girls with 19 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 20K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Noreen
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About the name Noreen
Noreen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Noreen's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #299. Use the chart and map above to compare Noreen'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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