babyNamedNoura
“light”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 660th
- births in 2023–2025
- 200
- babies born in France
- 1 in 9,091
- +9.1% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1979
Meaning and origin of Noura
Noura means “light” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Noura in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1979.
- Over recent years, Noura has been rising (+9.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Noura every 40 schools, all spellings combined.
Noura in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
544th girls’ name214 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,588+23.9% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
804th girls’ name41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,768
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
1,049th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,970
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
239 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,218+10.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Nourah (in French)25
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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