Noor
Noor is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (النور). Feminine variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura. It is also used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Noor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noor is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (النور). Feminine variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura. It is also used as a surname.
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The Story of Noor
As a girl name
Noor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1979, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 411 Noors were born — ranking #695 that year. As of 2026, Noor ranks #695 for girls with 411 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Noors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Noor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 54 Noors were born — ranking #2,516 that year. As of 2026, Noor ranks #2,885 for boys with 44 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Noors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Noor
Noor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Noor's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #695. Use the chart and map above to compare Noor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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