Neorah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-OR-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Neorah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “enlightened, light”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Neorah mean?
Hebrew: modern Hebrew, from or 'light'
“enlightened, light”
Modern Israeli name related to the Hebrew word or 'light'.
Is Neorah a girl's or a boy's name?
Neorah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neorah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Neorah, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 4 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Neorah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
Names like Neorah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Delilah, Nusaybah, Neriah, Hadassah, Zemirah, Deborah, Nabeelah, Atarah, Hannah, Tehillah, Neriyah, Hephzibah
Names related to Neorah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Neorah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neorah, updated 20 October 2026.