Noora
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NOO-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #789 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,895 for girls
Noora is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 789th for girls in the UK (50 babies) and 2,895th for girls in the US (58 babies).
What does Noora mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nura; in Finland a separate form of Nora
“light”
From the Arabic nur, 'light'; in Finland Noora is also used as a form of Nora.
Is Noora a girl's or a boy's name?
Noora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 50 girls in the UK and 58 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Noora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 789th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 50 about 1 in 5,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 104% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 50 girls in the UK were named Noora, making it the 789th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Noora of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Noora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 212 girls in the UK were given Noora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #789 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 733rd in England and Wales.
Noora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #789 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Noora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,895th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were named Noora, making it the 2,895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,399th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 63 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Noora in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 212 girls in the US were given Noora or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,020, up from #2,895 for this spelling alone.
Noora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,722 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3,399 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3,387 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,219 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3,588 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
Names like Noora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hafsa, Hiba, Rahma, Zainab, Huda, Ayah, Abeeha, Amira, Nusaybah, Khadija, Safaa
Other spellings of Noora
Names related to Noora
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Noora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/noora, updated 20 October 2026.