Nour
“light”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 24th
- births in 2023–2025
- 5,400
- babies born in France
- 1 in 369
- +8.1% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Nour
Nour means “light” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Nour in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Nour has been rising (+8.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nour every 1.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Nour in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
631st girls’ name55 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,809
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
846th girls’ name128 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,999+4.1% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
788th girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,798
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,719th girls’ name353 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,688+7.4% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Nour, Noûr and Noür are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Noûr470
- Noür20
- Noure15
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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