Girl's name
Nour
Say it NOOR
Arabic origin light
1 syllable
Where Nour is loved, common and rare
Common across France, Spain and Israel. Rare in Italy, Canada, four German cities and seven more places.
1 in 4,444 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
France 16thCatalonia 43rdIsrael 94th
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Every place
In 18 of the 40 official lists, among them France (16th), Catalonia (43rd) and Israel (94th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 16th 2025 | 1,905 | 1 in 151 |
| Catalonia region | 43rd 2025 | 96 | 1 in 201 |
| Spain | 75th 2024 | 354 | rank only |
| Israel נור | 94th 2024 | 213 | about 1 in 368 |
| Italy | 135th 2024 | 190 | 1 in 943 |
| Quebec province | 144th 2025 | 38 | about 1 in 684 |
| Berlin city | 164th 2023 | 19 | about 1 in 763 |
| Switzerland | 208th 2025 | 34 | 1 in 1,000 |
| The Netherlands | 233rd 2025 | 63 | about 1 in 968 |
| Sweden | 365th 2025 | 19 | about 1 in 2,114 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Austria | 474th 2025 | 10 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Norway | 491st 2025 | 4 | 1 in 5,449 |
| Ontario province | 616th 2024 | 20 | about 1 in 2,723 |
| England and Wales | 661st 2025 | 57 | 1 in 4,444 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Borrowed from the Arabic nūr, Nour means 'light'. It is the French-influenced spelling of the same name as Noor and Nur.
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A single syllable, said NOOR, clear and short. Noor and Nur are the alternative spellings, and all three are pronounced much the same way.
France is where Nour is most popular, as a top-20 name, and it also ranks well in Catalonia and Spain. In the English-speaking world it is most familiar in Quebec, with smaller numbers in Ontario and England and Wales. French records show it reaching its highest point so far in 2025, and it is rising and falling in equal numbers of regions, so its overall position is steady but strong where French is spoken.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- NOOR, 1 syllable
- Meaning
light
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Noor
- Nur
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 5 of 16 regions, falling in 5.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1172 | 1296 | 1035 | 1017 | 792 | 884 | 826 | 921 | 1036 | 661 |
| Scotland | 765 | 792 | 749 | 541 | ||||||
| Ontario | 996 | 767 | 627 | 664 | 736 | 894 | 580 | 691 | 616 | |
| Quebec | 153 | 153 | 151 | 125 | 159 | 281 | 149 | 180 | 148 | 144 |
| France | 66 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 16 |
| The Netherlands | 236 | 197 | 213 | 219 | 262 | 229 | 276 | 252 | 233 | |
| Austria | 1331 | 669 | 485 | 599 | 580 | 758 | 660 | 727 | 678 | 474 |
| Switzerland | 492 | 468 | 355 | 518 | 350 | 392 | 354 | 480 | 242 | 208 |
| Berlin | 331 | 173 | 153 | 172 | 320 | 213 | 204 | 164 | ||
| Cologne | 370 | 345 | 233 | 332 | 659 | 435 | 213 | 419 | ||
| Bonn | 119 | 134 | 168 | 221 | 237 | 264 | 181 | 96 | 168 | 382 |
| Norway | 381 | 419 | 310 | 402 | 430 | 491 | ||||
| Sweden | 247 | 249 | 246 | 239 | 266 | 284 | 296 | 314 | 357 | 365 |
| Spain | 97 | 78 | 67 | 80 | 84 | 77 | 75 | 75 | ||
| Catalonia | 93 | 64 | 48 | 38 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 43 |
| Italy | 161 | 168 | 137 | 117 | 128 | 142 | 152 | 146 | 135 | |
| Israel | 69 | 74 | 65 | 67 | 82 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 94 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 661 | 57 | 22.5 |
| 2024 | 1036 | 33 | 12.8 |
| 2023 | 921 | 38 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 826 | 43 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | 884 | 40 | 14.6 |
| 2020 | 792 | 46 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 1017 | 34 | 12.1 |
| 2018 | 1035 | 34 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 1296 | 26 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 1172 | 29 | 9.4 |
| 2015 | 1168 | 29 | 9.4 |
| 2014 | 1411 | 22 | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 1253 | 27 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 1483 | 21 | 6.5 |
| 2011 | 1729 | 16 | 5.0 |
| 2010 | 988 | 34 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | 1004 | 32 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | 1447 | 19 | 6.0 |
| 2007 | 987 | 30 | 9.8 |
| 2006 | 976 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 1589 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 1312 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | 1843 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 1317 | 15 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 1238 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | 1058 | 19 | 7.0 |
| 1999 | 1393 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 2165 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 1997 | 1450 | 12 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 3126 | 4 | 1.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Nour in France since 1925 were born in or after 2018. First recorded in 1973. Her peak year there: 2025, at 664.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Nour per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Nour
1 in 2,508 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 2,878 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 1,849 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Yasmine.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 307 in England and Wales
1 in 745 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 1,064 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
1 in 1,771 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nour.
Middle names for Nour
1 in 71 in Scotland
Nour Olivia
1-4 beats · initials NO
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 4 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Nour Charlotte
1-2 beats · initials NC
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Nour Emily
1-3 beats · initials NE
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 3 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Nour Sophie
1-2 beats · initials NS
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Nour Anna
1-2 beats · initials NA
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Nour Emma
1-2 beats · initials NE
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Nour Alice
1-2 beats · initials NA
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Nour Maria
1-3 beats · initials NM
Changes the beat after Nour: 1 syllable, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Nour
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 1,771 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 1,195 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 745 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 8,734 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 596 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
89% alike: moves with Nour across countries and decades.
Famous people named Nour
Nour El-Refai.
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Swedish actress and comedian born 1987
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Nour
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Nour?
Her best rank is No. 16 in France in 2025, about 1 in 151 girls. She is in the published lists of 18 of our 40 regions.
What does Nour mean?
Wiktionary glosses Nour as "light".
How do you pronounce Nour?
NOOR, with 1 syllable.
Is Nour getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 5 of 16 regions, falling in 5.
Which sister names go with Nour?
The deck's top five sisters for Nour: Leyla, Safiya, Yasmin, Leya and Maryam. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.