Noora
Noora is a female given name in Finnish and Arabic, which is derived from Nora.
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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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. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 63 Nooras were born — ranking #2,711 that year. As of 2026, Noora ranks #2,760 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 985 Nooras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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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 .
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