Noris

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

A northerner

Noris has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1921. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1924, with 9 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 62% boys, 38% girls all-time.

Babies named Noris, 1985

1 in 595,000

Noris over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Noris over time

In 1990, Noris went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19211990

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Noris: meaning, origin, and history

A northerner

surname transfer

What Noris means

Noris means “a northerner”, associated with norreis.

Origin, language, and formation

Noris is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Noris comes through Old French norreis.

Noris is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 78 boys were recorded with the name Noris between 1921 and 1985. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1924; its best national rank was #2,923 in 1933.

In the United States, 48 girls were recorded with the name Noris between 1932 and 1990. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1981; its best national rank was #4,913 in 1932.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Noris?

Noris had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1985, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1985: 1 in 595,000; 6 of 3,568,740 births
Among boys only: 1 in 308,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1985: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 412,278 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Noris sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1985 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 412,278 children born in 1985 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Noris. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Noriss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Noris was born before 1928 — so the typical Noris is around 97 today.

Median birth year: 1928; About 97 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 56.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 7.7%; Mostly a past generation
Recorded since 1950: 16; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 56.4% of all recorded uses (44).

Is Noris rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1924 (9)
Years since peak: 101; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 19.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,923; 1933

Spellings of Noris

Noris is not the most common spelling — Louis is, with 50.6% against Noris's <0.01%.

Louis50.6%406,470
Chris18.4%147,462
Morris8.8%71,000
Otis7.6%61,082
Norris2.1%16,456
Kris1.8%14,400
Paris1.2%9,260
Odis1.0%8,229

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Noris around the world

Where Noris ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1993–2004
#4,460
in 2004

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Noris by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,923; 1933
Peak year: 1924; 9 that year
First recorded: 1921
Last recorded: 1985
All-time count: 78
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,913; 1932
Peak year: 1981; 8 that year
First recorded: 1932
Last recorded: 1990
All-time count: 48
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Noris

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Norbu Nore Norlan Aeris Kyris North Aaris Norrin Airis Adris Baris Norah Emris Siris Noraiz Nori Ameris Akyris Norwin Arris Norvil Faaris Charis Noriel

Sibling names for Noris

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Rosina Kattie Lavon Blanch Jaunita Vernell Leonora Hellen

For a brother

Alvis Eldridge Merritt Lacy Delmer Wilton Elwin Domenick

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