girl's name

Norita

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 806

Ireland

#577

1979 births

Norita is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1993 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Norita is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1937, when 155 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Norita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '90
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Births named Norita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 38
1930s 357
1940s 140
1950s 130
1960s 104
1970s 20
1990s (to 1993) 5

How popular is Norita?

In 1993, Norita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Norita is used

Ireland #577 3 in 1979
United States #14,430 5 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Norita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Norita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Norita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Norita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Norita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Norita

How popular is the name Norita?

In 1993, Norita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Norita a girl's or a boy's name?

Norita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Norita?

Norita has 3 syllables.

When was Norita most popular?

Norita peaked in 1937, when 155 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.