Noora
Noora was the 2921st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2741st with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 659 places. More babies were named Noora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Nora) short form of Eleanor or Honora · Latin (via Honora), Occitan (via Eleanor)
- Rank in 2025
- #2,921 girls, up 514 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202463 babies
- Total since 1880
- 923babies recorded
What does the name Noora mean?
Noora is a spelling of Nora, pronounced the same way, so it shares Nora's meaning and origin.
Nora began as a short form of Eleanor and, less often, of Honora. Honora comes from the Latin word for honor. Because Eleanor's own origin is uncertain, Nora has no simple 'meaning' beyond being a pet form.
honor (Latin, “honor (root of Honora)”)
How sure is this? Well established. It is a short form of two unrelated names.
See also: French names.
Noora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,921 | 58 |
| 2020 | #3,435 | 45 |
| 2010 | #5,554 | 25 |
| 2000 | #9,688 | 10 |
| 1990 | #11,035 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Noora, counting every spelling?
Noora is a spelling of Nora, a name family that ranked #18 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,921 for Noora on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,651 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nora | 6,380 | #20 | 30,984 |
| Norah | 1,191 | #262 | 7,393 |
| Noora | 58 | #2,921 | 243 |
| Noraa | 11 | #9,299 | 64 |
| Noorah | 11 | #9,298 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Noora?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noora (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Noora born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noora?
About 900 people born in the US named Noora are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Noora a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Noora by state
How common Noora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.2×), California (2.0×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noora
What does Noora mean?
Noora is a spelling of Nora, which means “short form of Eleanor or Honora” (Latin (via Honora), Occitan (via Eleanor) origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Noora?
Noora was the 2921st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2741st with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 659 places. More babies were named Noora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Noora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Noora in the US.
Where is Noora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noora was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.