Nouri
Mostly girls · NOO-ree · Arabic
Nouri is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “luminous, of light”. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Nouri mean?
Arabic: from nur 'light', in a French-style spelling
“luminous, of light”
Built on Arabic nur 'light'; the ou spelling reflects French transliteration, common in North Africa.
- Say it
- NOO-ree
Is Nouri a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nouri has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Nouri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Nouri, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 2015. 6 boys were also named Nouri in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Nouri in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nouri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
Names like Nouri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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