What is Nora short for?
Nora is short for Eleanor and Leonora. In 2025, 6,380 girls and 6 boys in the United States were given Nora as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Nora
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Eleanor Greek origin
Nora from Eleanor: a rounded short form that became its own name.
7,649 girls and 5 boys named Eleanor in 2025
Leonora French origin
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Nora from Leonora: a rounded short form that became its own name.
114 girls named Leonora in 2025