Pronunciation
Nore-a
Meaning
Honour
Alternate spellings
Nóra; Nora
Fun fact
Nóra grew from Onóra, a name connected with Honora and the idea of honour. Nora offers an anglicised spelling without the fada.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Nóra, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#247Rank among girl names in 202517Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #247 |
| 2024 | 12 | #320 |
| 2023 | 15 | #262 |
| 2022 | 14 | #304 |
| 2021 | 11 | #363 |
| 2020 | 9 | #410 |
| 2019 | 6 | #551 |
| 2018 | 9 | #436 |
| 2017 | 40 | #142 |
| 2016 | 36 | #153 |
| 2015 | 27 | #199 |
| 2014 | 26 | #203 |
| 2013 | 33 | #172 |
| 2012 | 19 | #264 |
| 2011 | 25 | #215 |
| 2010 | 20 | #267 |
| 2009 | 22 | #239 |
| 2008 | 22 | #241 |
| 2007 | 25 | #202 |
| 2006 | 24 | #191 |
| 2005 | 23 | #188 |
| 2004 | 17 | #222 |
| 2003 | 19 | #200 |
| 2002 | 15 | #238 |
| 2001 | 7 | #369 |
| 2000 | 8 | #324 |
| 1999 | 18 | #194 |
| 1998 | 14 | #213 |
| 1997 | 30 | #156 |
| 1996 | 33 | #150 |
| 1995 | 31 | #146 |
| 1994 | 33 | #145 |
| 1993 | 27 | #164 |
| 1992 | 34 | #152 |
| 1991 | 40 | #130 |
| 1990 | 43 | #124 |
| 1989 | 34 | #148 |
| 1988 | 50 | #116 |
| 1987 | 47 | #129 |
| 1986 | 46 | #129 |
| 1985 | 44 | #135 |
| 1984 | 41 | #152 |
| 1983 | 60 | #115 |
| 1982 | 63 | #127 |
| 1981 | 73 | #108 |
| 1980 | 71 | #112 |
| 1979 | 63 | #124 |
| 1978 | 84 | #93 |
| 1977 | 70 | #111 |
| 1976 | 109 | #78 |
| 1975 | 105 | #80 |
| 1974 | 121 | #74 |
| 1973 | 136 | #69 |
| 1972 | 128 | #66 |
| 1971 | 183 | #47 |
| 1970 | 176 | #49 |
| 1969 | 199 | #38 |
| 1968 | 193 | #37 |
| 1967 | 218 | #33 |
| 1966 | 261 | #29 |
| 1965 | 310 | #22 |
| 1964 | 264 | #30 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.