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Nour

Nour: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
NOOR · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls (83% of all uses)

Nour is from Arabic nūr, meaning 'light'. It is used for all genders in different regions and is also common in francophone Arab communities.

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How popular is Nour?

202441.0 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 Nour in 2024135

2024 rank#1,856 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,314

Nour has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Nour

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

Nour questions

What does the name Nour mean?

Nour means "light". It comes from Arabic. Nour is from Arabic nūr, meaning 'light'. It is used for all genders in different regions and is also common in francophone Arab communities.

Is Nour a boy or girl name?

Nour is mainly a girl's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nour?

135 US babies were named Nour in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Nour?

Nour 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.