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Nur

Mostly girls · NOOR · Arabic

Nur is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “light”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).

What does Nur mean?

Arabic

“light”

The Arabic word for light, also used as a name in Turkey and Malaysia; An-Nur is the 24th surah of the Qur'an.

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Is Nur a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Nur has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 34 girls and 16 boys in the US.

How popular is Nur in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,368among girls
Babies in 2025
24about 1 in 12,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 35% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Nur, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 32 girls. 8 boys were also named Nur in 2025 (2,742nd for boys).

Half of all the girls named Nur in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 368 girls in the UK were given Nur or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #1,368 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 75% of the babies named Nur in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 32 in 20062025
Nur in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202524#1,368
202429#1,208
202328#1,247
202226#1,325
202123#1,448
202015#1,948
201921#1,531
201824#1,420
201720#1,647
201623#1,498
201524#1,431
201422#1,494
201319#1,662
201219#1,681
201124#1,379
201029#1,200
200915#1,848
200816#1,745
200720#1,421
200632#975
200528#1,004
200418#1,342
200318#1,317
200223#1,053
200114#1,461
200015#1,348
19999#1,921
199818#1,199
199728#870
199629#837

How popular is Nur in the US?

Rank in 2025
#4,171among girls
Babies in 2025
34about 1 in 47,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 40% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Nur, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 52 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986. 16 boys were also named Nur in 2025 (5,606th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Nur in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 608 girls in the US were given Nur or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #507, up from #4,171 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 68% of the babies named Nur in the US were girls.

1986Busiest: 52 in 20232025
Nur in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202534#4,171
202429#4,667
202352#3,140
202237#3,961
202131#4,409
202029#4,546
201920#5,982
201833#4,236
201722#5,657
201620#6,184
201512#8,926
201414#8,050
20135#16,542
20129#11,251
20117#13,339
20109#11,240
200911#9,971
200810#10,802
200717#7,390
200612#9,282
200515#7,495
200416#7,072
200310#9,666
200211#8,831
200117#6,317
200015#6,802
199913#7,233
199813#7,099
199714#6,478
199618#5,275
199517#5,434
199412#7,091
19938#9,552
19928#9,483
199112#6,969
199012#6,861
198910#7,443
19880–
19877#8,773
19866#9,540

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