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Noreen

/nɚˈin/ · 100% girls · 33 born in 2025

Noreen has been given to about 20,108 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/nɚˈin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 15,115
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noreen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1948 · 654
  • Born in 202533
  • All time20,108
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Noreen?

Its best year was 1948, when 654 babies were given the name, ranking 299th. The typical living American called Noreen is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Noreen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doreen0.86
  2. Loren0.77
  3. Norene0.74
  4. Colleen0.69
  5. Coleen0.71
  6. Joleen0.71
  7. Jorden0.70
  8. Rowen0.63

Middle names for Noreen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noreen Anne0.85
  2. Noreen Rose0.81
  3. Noreen Marie0.81
  4. Noreen Grace0.81
  5. Noreen Eve0.81
  6. Noreen Jane0.81

Sibling names for Noreen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.91
  2. Ramonasister · 0.88
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.88
  4. Tommybrother · 0.86
  5. Frankieeither · 0.85
  6. Rudybrother · 0.84

Where Noreen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Noreen White0.76
  2. Noreen Moore0.76
  3. Noreen Hill0.76
  4. Noreen Hall0.76
  5. Noreen Brown0.76
  6. Noreen Young0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Noreen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Noreen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.