Noor is a unisex name of Arabic origin meaning “light.” In 2024 it was given to 433 babies in the United States.
Noor belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “light” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, Nura.
In the United States, Noor first appears in Social Security records in 1979 and has been given to 8,872 babies since 1880, including 433 in 2024.
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Noor means “light” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Noor is a unisex name. In 2024, 433 babies received the name in the US.
Noor comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition. It is also spelled Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, Nura.
Noor is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1979 and has been given to 8,872 babies since 1880.
Noor is pronounced /nɔɹ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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