Noreen

Girl name

Noreen has been given to 20,108 babies in the U.S. since 1892. It peaked in 1948.

Meaning & origin

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

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

20,108

Peak year

1948 (654 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1892

10-year trend

▲ +27%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Noreen.

19,032 babies since 1880

17,862 babies since 1925

17,840 babies since 1891

17,226 babies since 1918

16,708 babies since 1880

16,134 babies since 1889

15,878 babies since 1905

24,646 babies since 1885

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