Noura
Noura is an Arabic-origin female given name and a surname, derived from the name Noor, meaning "light". People with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Noura
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noura is an Arabic-origin female given name and a surname, derived from the name Noor, meaning "light". People with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Noura
Noura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 97 Nouras were born — ranking #2,021 that year. As of 2026, Noura ranks #2,021 for baby girls with 97 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Nouras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Noura
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About the name Noura
Noura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Noura's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,021. Use the chart and map above to compare Noura'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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