Over the past 110 years, 12 boys and 131 276 girls have been named Nora. The name Nora ranks 10041th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nora in 1922. The peak of popularity of the name Nora came in the 1920s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.