Noor

Meaning and origin of Noor

Popularity of Noor in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Noor has been rising (+11% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Noor every 9.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Noor in English-speaking countries

Noor ranks 181^st in Ontario (Canada), 195^th in England and Wales and 244^th in Scotland, against 187^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  181^st girls’ name174 babies in 3 years1 girl in 888−0.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  195^th girls’ name738 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,040+9.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  244^th girls’ name45 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,208

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  320^th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,241

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  448^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,799

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  572^nd girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,815

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  712^th girls’ name1,186 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,074+6.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Noor and Noôr are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Noôr5
• Nor5
• Nore (in French)abroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Noor

• Nayla
• Norah
• Hawa
• Hafsa
• Nora
• Asma
• Tasnim
• Janna
• Tesnim
• Selma
• Kenza
• Mona

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin