Noreen: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,327

among girls · ↑2,256 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Noreen

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1948

654 babies

All-time total

20,108

#1,066 all-time among girls

First recorded

1892

in Social Security records

Noreen popularity over time

20,108 babies have been named Noreen since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	1	–	#1,603
1900s	50	5	+900%	#1,350
1910s	313	31	+526%	#957
1920s	1,068	107	+241%	#508
1930s	2,197	220	+106%	#387
1940s	4,376	438	+99%	#299
1950s	5,187	519	+19%	#327
1960s	4,269	427	-18%	#390
1970s	1,078	108	-75%	#794
1980s	592	59	-45%	#1,498
1990s	338	34	-43%	#2,718
2000s	227	23	-33%	#4,414
2010s	258	26	+14%	#4,203
2020s (to 2025)	150	25	-3%	#4,327

Where Noreen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Noreen

Noreen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,327 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 20,108 American babies have been named Noreen. Its peak came in 1948, when 654 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Noreen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Noreen?

The median living Noreen is about 67 years old; half are between 59 and 76. An estimated 14 thousand people named Noreen are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Noreen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,327
2024	18	#6,583
2023	21	#5,899
2022	32	#4,442
2021	23	#5,519
2020	23	#5,444
2019	28	#4,870
2018	31	#4,536
2017	35	#4,203
2016	22	#5,935
2015	26	#5,260
2014	31	#4,625
2013	19	#6,661
2012	25	#5,520
2011	20	#6,508
2010	21	#6,330
2009	28	#5,193
2008	23	#6,090
2007	19	#7,023
2006	22	#6,077
2005	23	#5,560
2004	18	#6,691
2003	29	#4,501
2002	22	#5,406
2001	28	#4,414
2000	15	#7,061
1995	28	#3,850
1990	43	#2,727
1985	57	#1,940
1980	80	#1,498
1975	81	#1,340
1970	177	#794
1965	434	#458
1960	493	#441
1955	603	#352
1950	548	#327
1945	439	#329
1940	249	#432
1935	218	#439
1930	153	#552
1925	120	#678
1920	37	#1,271
1915	47	#977
1910	–	–
1905	6	#1,863
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Noreen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Noreen?

The median living Noreen is about 67 years old. Half of all living Noreens are between 59 and 76 years old.

How many people named Noreen are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Noreen are alive in the United States, based on 20,108 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Noreen mean?

Anglicized from Irish Nóirín (diminutive of Nóra (“Nora”)).

How popular is the name Noreen in 2025?

Noreen ranked #4,327 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Noreen?

20,108 babies have been named Noreen in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Noreen most popular?

Noreen peaked in 1948, when 654 newborns received the name.

Is Noreen a boy or girl name?

Noreen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Noreen rising or falling?

Noreen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Noreen become more popular?

Noreen looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Noreen in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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