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Noora

Girl

Meaning of Noora: Arabic: 'light'

Noora is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2802nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1065th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2802

58 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1065

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

923

First recorded 1984 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 46 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 58 babies
US babies named Noora per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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