Norena
Noreña is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipality of Siero. It is the smallest municipality in Asturias and the second smallest in Spain, and one of the ones with the highest per capita income and population density in the Principality. Noreña is also the name of a parish in the municipality, and the municipal capital.
Meaning & Origin of Norena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noreña is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipality of Siero. It is the smallest municipality in Asturias and the second smallest in Spain, and one of the ones with the highest per capita income and population density in the Principality. Noreña is also the name of a parish in the municipality, and the municipal capital.
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The Story of Norena
Norena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 9 Norenas were born — ranking #2,922 that year. As of 2026, Norena ranks #13,147 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 120 Norenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Norena
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- Alberto Colunga Cueto , Dominican priest and Bible translator, was born in Noreña.
- Enrique Rodríguez Bustelo , architect
- Pedro Álvarez de Asturias (d 1286) Lord of Norena
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About the name Norena
Norena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 120 births in the dataset. Norena's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #2,922. Use the chart and map above to compare Norena'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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