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Nura

Girl

Meaning of Nura: Arabic: 'light'

Nura is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3117th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 952nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3117

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#952

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

904

First recorded 1981 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 53 babies2022: 53 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Nura per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 57.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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