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Nori

Girl

Meaning of Nori: Japanese: 'belief or law'

Nori is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1047th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1047

224 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,272

First recorded 1950 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 115 babies2015: 143 babies2016: 181 babies2017: 164 babies2018: 177 babies2019: 268 babies2020: 228 babies20202021: 275 babies2022: 314 babies2023: 322 babies2024: 272 babies2025: 224 babies
US babies named Nori per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 322.

Gender split

8% boys · 92% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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