Noora
Noora is a female given name in Finnish and Arabic, which is derived from Nora.
- Finnish
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Noora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noora is a female given name in Finnish and Arabic, which is derived from Nora.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Arabic
The Story of Noora
Noora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 63 births, good for #2,711 nationwide. About 36% of every Noora on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Noora ranks #2,760 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). All told, over 985 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Noora
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Noora. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Noora
Noora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 985 births in the dataset. Noora's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,711. Use the chart and map above to compare Noora'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.