Nori
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Doctrine; Child Of Ceremony; Law; Order
- Origin
- Japanese
Nori Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 2,833 baby girls have been named Nori. The name peaked in 2023 with 296 US births that year (rank #903). In 2024, ranked #1013 nationally — 110 places below its 2023 peak.
Top States for Nori
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Nori births are: Georgia (150), California (146), Texas (145).
Other Japanese-Origin Names Like Nori
If you like Nori's Japanese origin, consider these related names: Aiko, Akeno, Aki, Akiko, Akina. Browse all Japanese names →
4-Letter Names Starting with N
Names with Nori's exact length and starting letter: Naal, Nada, Naia, Naim, Naji.
Quick Facts About Nori
US Popularity History (2022–2023)
Annual US births named Nori by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2023 with 296 girls named Nori (girl rank #903 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Nori Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Nori the strongest states are District of Columbia, Maryland, Georgia.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | #156 | 21 |
| 2 | Maryland | #520 | 117 |
| 3 | Georgia | #604 | 145 |
| 4 | Virginia | #669 | 89 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #694 | 87 |
| 6 | Louisiana | #729 | 43 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #732 | 55 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #791 | 114 |
| 9 | New York | #888 | 74 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #888 | 74 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #791 | 114 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #732 | 55 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #729 | 43 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #694 | 87 |
| 6 | Virginia | #669 | 89 |
| 7 | Georgia | #604 | 145 |
| 8 | Maryland | #520 | 117 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | #156 | 21 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Nori in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Nori to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nori against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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