Noura

“Light” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2214 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Noura has appeared in US records since 1983 — best rank #2080 (2024) · 1,219 babies named Noura all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,700 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nouras

Noura Erakat — American academic
Noura Al Kaabi — Emirati politician and business woman
Noura Mint Seymali — Mauritanian griot, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist
Noura Mana — Moroccan swimmer
Noura Ghazi — Syrian Human Rights lawyer

What Nouras become

Among 56 notable people named Noura:

Athletes appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noura Mana, Moroccan swimmer.

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