Noor
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Noor
An interesting name associated with the elegant American-born Queen Noor of Jordan. Noor is very popular among modern Muslim parents around the world and is beginning to cross over, perhaps because of its simplicity and its resemblance to the stylish Western Nora. It appeared in the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2015.
Noor for boys#2917 US
More commonly seen as a girl name, where it has roots in both Arabic and Dutch. The masculine variation of Noor is Arabic and used in Islamic communities.
Pronounced NOOR.
As of October 2026, Noor ranked #659 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,021 | 256 | #4,226 | 24 |
| 2015 | #990 | 273 | #2,901 | 41 |
| 2016 | #903 | 308 | #3,414 | 33 |
| 2017 | #875 | 313 | #3,175 | 37 |
| 2018 | #855 | 317 | #2,924 | 41 |
| 2019 | #932 | 284 | #3,317 | 35 |
| 2020 | #886 | 301 | #3,249 | 35 |
| 2021 | #854 | 321 | #2,953 | 42 |
| 2022 | #774 | 368 | #2,546 | 54 |
| 2023 | #793 | 355 | #2,787 | 46 |
| 2024 | #709 | 395 | #3,190 | 38 |
| 2025 | #659 | 435 | #2,917 | 43 |
World rankings
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Famous Noors
- Noor (born Lisa Najeeb Halaby)Girl
American,born Queen consort of Hussein of Jordan
- NoorGirl
un,Nissa, birth name of Katherine Aurora "Kitty" Kirkpatrick, English lover of Thomas Carlyle
- NoorGirl
un,Nisa Inayat Khan, British World War II spy
- Noor BukhariGirl
Pakistani actress
- Noor Jehan (born Allah Rakhi Wasai) aka MalikaGirl
e,Tarannum, Pakistani singer and actress
- Noor de Groot "Queen of JetlagsGirl
" Dutch vlogger, blogger and influencer
- Noor Ahad CliffordGirl
(b. 2018) son of MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian
Noor in pop culture
- Noore NajjarGirl
character in the game "Far Cry 4"
- Noor PradeshGirl
character from the "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" series by Ransom Riggs