Nour

“Variant of Noor — Light” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1531 in the US (2025) · Trending

Nour is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1981, it stood at #1531 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,900 girls have been named Nour along the way.

Around the world: #16 in France (2025) · #36 in Belgium (2025) · #76 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nours

Nour El-Refai — Swedish actress and comedian
Nour Emam — Egyptian businessperson
Nour El Sherbini — Egyptian squash player
Nour Odeh — Palestinian political analyst
Nour Imane Addi — Moroccan football player

What Nours become

Among 126 notable people named Nour:

Sports figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nour El Sherbini, Egyptian squash player.

Similar names: Noura · Marwa · Novi · Huda · Nayla · Hafsa

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