Maahnoor
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-noor
- Origin
- Persian
Maahnoor is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “moonlight”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maahnoor mean?
Persian: spelling of Mahnoor; Persian mah, moon, with Arabic nur, light
“moonlight”
Popular in Pakistani families, it joins Persian mah, moon, with Arabic nur, light.
Meaning borrowed from Mahnoor.
Is Maahnoor a girl's or a boy's name?
Maahnoor is a girls' name.
How popular is Maahnoor in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 girls.
Maahnoor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
Names like Maahnoor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Zainab, Mahnoor, Safa, Mehar, Maham, Hafsa, Maya, Safaa, Aisha, Aaliyah, Meerab
Names related to Maahnoor
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maahnoor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maahnoor, updated 20 October 2026.