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Noor

Noor: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
NOOR · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls (88% of all uses)

From Arabic nur meaning 'light'. Used for both genders in Arabic and also common in Persian and Muslim naming traditions.

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How popular is Noor?

2024130 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Noor in 2024433

2024 rank#710 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18808,872

Noor is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Noor

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Noor questions

What does the name Noor mean?

Noor means "light". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic nur meaning 'light'. Used for both genders in Arabic and also common in Persian and Muslim naming traditions.

Is Noor a boy or girl name?

Noor is mainly a girl's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Noor?

433 US babies were named Noor in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Noor?

Noor is usually pronounced NOOR.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.