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Noura

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
light

Pronunciation

no(u)-ra

More about the name

Noura is an Arabic-origin female given name and a surname, derived from the name Noor, meaning "light".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2078, 92 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2214, 83 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202583
202492
202364
202277
202150
202046
201942
201860
201755
201647

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #431, 94 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202594
202467
202353
202233
202141
202023
201929
201828
201732
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #315, 117 births); most recent 2023 (rank #651, 64 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202364
202257
202157
202043
201941
201844
201743
201637
201547
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence