Noris
The Story of Noris
As a girl name
Noris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1932, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1981: 8 births, good for #7,409 nationwide. About 27% of every Noris on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Noris last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Noris on the record books as a boy name in 1921, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 9 Noriss were born — ranking #3,023 that year. About 56% of every Noris on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Noris last appeared in the published SSA data in 1985, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 78 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Noris most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Italy44%
- Malaysia16%
- Mexico16%
- PA12%
- United States11%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Noris
Phonetically similar names — useful when Noris is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Noris
Noris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Noris's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #3,023. Use the chart and map above to compare Noris'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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