Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Noura

NOO-rah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
light; brightness
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
light · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2089
2024 births92
Peak year2024
First appeared1983
Total US births1,134
2024 peak19831993200420142024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nou
Alternate spellings
NoraNoorNourah
In other languages
Nure (Turkish)Noura (Persian)

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Notable people named Noura

Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman