Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Nora vs. Norah

YearCategoryNoraNorah
2025Girls#20 · 6,380 births#262 · 1,191 births
2025Boys#10,695 · 6 birthsNo record
2024Girls#22 · 6,148 births#223 · 1,384 births
2023Girls#24 · 6,027 births#201 · 1,488 births
2022Girls#28 · 6,148 births#192 · 1,539 births
2021Girls#27 · 6,281 births#160 · 1,791 births
2020Girls#30 · 5,583 births#152 · 1,810 births
2020Boys#10,605 · 6 birthsNo record
2019Girls#29 · 5,936 births#144 · 1,975 births
2018Girls#30 · 5,837 births#140 · 2,013 births
2018Boys#9,670 · 7 birthsNo record
2017Girls#29 · 6,067 births#136 · 2,156 births
2016Girls#36 · 5,593 births#154 · 2,026 births
2015Girls#41 · 5,330 births#159 · 2,032 births
2014Girls#49 · 4,741 births#163 · 2,007 births
2014Boys#12,108 · 5 birthsNo record
2013Girls#83 · 3,508 births#188 · 1,725 births
2012Girls#108 · 2,890 births#210 · 1,502 births
2011Girls#137 · 2,235 births#263 · 1,217 births
2010Girls#159 · 1,939 births#298 · 1,091 births
2009Girls#198 · 1,670 births#343 · 959 births
2008Girls#216 · 1,560 births#476 · 666 births
2007Girls#242 · 1,474 births#468 · 689 births
2006Girls#245 · 1,385 births#515 · 591 births
2005Girls#276 · 1,197 births#523 · 558 births
2004Girls#306 · 1,043 births#590 · 476 births
2004BoysNo record#9,948 · 6 births
2003Girls#367 · 830 births#815 · 303 births
2003Boys#10,894 · 5 birthsNo record
2002Girls#471 · 601 births#1,853 · 96 births
2001Girls#448 · 622 births#2,438 · 64 births

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