Nora
Nora is a female given name: 99% of people named Nora are women, and it is recorded as female in 28 of the 28 countries covered.
Nora · Nóra
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Hungary
- Also spelled
- Nóra
- US births since 1880
- 764 male / 144,716 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nora
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nora," in English, "Guten Tag Nora," in German. Nora is a female given name: about 99% of people named Nora are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nora,
German
Guten Tag Nora,
French
Bonjour Nora,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nora:
Chinese
Nora您好：
Japanese
Nora様
English
Hi Nora,
German
Hi Nora,
French
Salut Nora,
Spanish
Hola Nora,
Chinese
Nora你好：
Japanese
Noraさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 28 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
764 male · 144,716 female · 145,480 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nora a male or female name?
Nora is a female given name: 99% of people named Nora are women, and it is recorded as female in 28 of the 28 countries covered.
How do I address Nora in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nora," in English, "Guten Tag Nora," in German. Nora is a female given name: about 99% of people named Nora are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nora a unisex name?
Nora is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Nora are men. Nora leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nora a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nora (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nora,
title = {Is Nora a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nora},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}