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Girl name

Noretta

100% girls · last recorded 1970

Noretta has been given to about 381 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1937, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 237
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noretta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1937 · 65
  • Born in 20250
  • All time381

How popular is Noretta?

Its best year was 1937, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 860th. The typical living American called Noretta is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Noretta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Loretta0.88
  2. Rosetta0.76
  3. Oleta0.73
  4. Gretta0.71
  5. Roberta0.68
  6. Concetta0.69
  7. Greta0.68
  8. Reta0.68

Middle names for Noretta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noretta Rose0.85
  2. Noretta Louise0.85
  3. Noretta June0.84
  4. Noretta Pearl0.84
  5. Noretta Quinn0.84
  6. Noretta Wren0.83

Sibling names for Noretta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.60
  2. Elouisesister · 0.55
  3. Fayesister · 0.54
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.52
  5. Louiebrother · 0.49
  6. Franklinbrother · 0.49

Where Noretta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Noretta White0.80
    2. Noretta Reyes0.80
    3. Noretta Moore0.80
    4. Noretta Lee0.80
    5. Noretta Hill0.80
    6. Noretta Green0.80

    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 Noretta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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