Noreen
Noreen was the 4327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 299th with 654 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 933 places. More babies were named Noreen in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,327 girls, up 1,117 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1948654 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,108babies recorded
Noreen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,327 | 33 |
| 2020 | #5,444 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,330 | 21 |
| 2000 | #7,061 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,727 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,498 | 80 |
| 1970 | #794 | 177 |
| 1960 | #441 | 493 |
| 1950 | #327 | 548 |
| 1940 | #432 | 249 |
| 1930 | #552 | 153 |
| 1920 | #1,271 | 37 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Noreen, counting every spelling?
Noreen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noreen | 33 | #4,327 | 127 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Noreen?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noreen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Noreen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noreen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noreen?
About 13,400 people born in the US named Noreen are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 60 and 76. That makes Noreen a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Noreen by state
How common Noreen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noreen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noreen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noreen
How popular is the name Noreen?
Noreen was the 4327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 299th with 654 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 933 places. More babies were named Noreen in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Noreen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Noreen in the US.
Where is Noreen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noreen was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.