Female name
Noreen
214 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Anglicized from Irish Nóirín (diminutive of Nóra (“Nora”)).From Wiktionary, entry “Noreen”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 17 births. 214 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 33 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1948: 654 births. 20,108 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. It really came into use around 1913. It is still given: 127 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1974: 115 births. 2,290 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 60th among girls' names in 1966. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
5 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 5 + 5 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 9 + 5 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.