Noura
Noura was the 2232nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2094th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,670 places. More babies were named Noura in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,232 girls, up 1,145 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202492 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,219babies recorded
Noura popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,232 | 83 |
| 2020 | #3,377 | 46 |
| 2010 | #5,920 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,933 | 24 |
| 1990 | #8,328 | 10 |
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How popular is Noura, counting every spelling?
Noura is the most common spelling of a name family that had 97 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 97 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noura | 83 | #2,232 | 366 |
| Nourah | 14 | #7,796 | 35 |
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 Noura?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noura (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Noura 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 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noura.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noura?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Noura are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 22. That makes Noura 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.
Noura by state
How common Noura was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.6×), New York (1.9×). In 39 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 Noura: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noura, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noura
How popular is the name Noura?
Noura was the 2232nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2094th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,670 places. More babies were named Noura in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Noura a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Noura in the US.
Where is Noura most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noura was most common in New Jersey (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Virginia.