Norah: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Norah year by year

Norah drops 36 places from 2024 (ranked 107th then). Since 2020 (55 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 29%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	143rd	39
2024	107th	54
2023	103rd	55
2022	118th	55
2021	115th	57
2020	122nd	55

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Norah since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Norah appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2003 on. The peak year is 2017, with 58 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (397 babies). Since 1980, about 890 children in Québec have been named Norah.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Norah in Québec in 2025?

39 girls were named Norah in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 143rd rank among girl names.

Is Norah a popular name in Québec?

Norah ranks 143rd among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Norah given most often?

In 2017, with 58 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Norah a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Norah only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

All girl names (250) → · Search a name in the top 30 by year →