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Baby name
Nora
Girl
Origin of the name
Several origins are suggested for Nora: it is often seen as a short form of Eleanor or of Honora, or linked to the Arabic nur, “light.”
Rising name
193,138births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 20rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Nora are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Nora is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Nora is most common in Kentucky (1.5 times), Minnesota (1.5) and New Hampshire (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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