Nori
Nori was the 1196th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 898th with 298 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 409 places. More babies were named Nori in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,196 girls, down 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 193girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023298 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,272babies recorded
Nori popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,196 | #3,632 | 193 | 31 |
| 2020 | #1,176 | #3,628 | 198 | 30 |
| 2010 | #8,189 | — | 15 | — |
| 2000 | #9,689 | — | 10 | — |
| 1990 | #12,450 | — | 6 | — |
| 1980 | #8,782 | — | 7 | — |
| 1970 | #5,689 | — | 9 | — |
| 1960 | #3,637 | — | 13 | — |
| 1950 | #5,127 | — | 6 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Nori, counting every spelling?
Nori is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #962 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,196 for Nori on its own. Together these spellings went to 250 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nori | 193 | #1,196 | 1,284 |
| Norie | 16 | #7,053 | 106 |
| Noori | 9 | #10,696 | 51 |
| Norrie | 15 | #7,402 | 33 |
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 Nori?
193 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nori (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nori 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nori.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nori?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Nori are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Nori a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Nori by state
How common Nori was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (5.1×), Georgia (2.8×), Virginia (2.6×), North Carolina (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.8×). In 24 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 Nori: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nori, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nori
How popular is the name Nori?
Nori was the 1196th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 898th with 298 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 409 places. More babies were named Nori in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nori a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Nori in the US.
Where is Nori most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nori was most common in District of Columbia (1.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Georgia.