NameTides

Noor

Noor was the #659 girls' name in the US in 2025 (435 babies), and #181 in England & Wales and #210 in Canada.

Noor as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Noor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Noor as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#659 (435)#181 (274)#272 (13)—#381 (10)#210 (146)
2024#710 (395)#188 (258)#196 (19)—#898 (3)#285 (107)
2023#790 (356)#226 (206)#281 (13)#391 (3)#727 (4)#291 (104)
2022#773 (368)#243 (195)#470 (6)—#747 (4)#295 (101)
2021#854 (321)#267 (177)#286 (13)—#661 (5)#276 (116)
2020#886 (301)#283 (164)#293 (12)—#700 (4)#339 (93)
2019#930 (284)#289 (170)#493 (6)—#551 (6)#297 (110)
2018#855 (317)#279 (170)#234 (17)—#568 (6)#346 (95)
2017#875 (313)#253 (196)#446 (7)—#734 (4)#404 (83)
2016#902 (308)#313 (158)#585 (5)—#750 (4)#429 (79)
2015#989 (273)#271 (181)#416 (8)—#751 (4)#438 (76)
2014#1,018 (256)#348 (132)#365 (10)—#427 (10)#466 (71)
2013#1,071 (231)#345 (131)#413 (8)—#587 (6)#422 (76)
2012#1,124 (220)#376 (125)——#474 (9)#416 (76)
2011#1,033 (241)#312 (157)#334 (11)—#937 (3)#415 (77)

Noor as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Noor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Noor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,884 (43)#2,269 (10)#2,789 (6)
2024#3,161 (38)#2,089 (11)#2,710 (6)
2023#2,769 (46)#1,461 (17)#1,687 (11)
2022#2,517 (54)#1,609 (15)#2,052 (8)
2021#2,918 (42)#1,860 (12)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,202 (35)#1,635 (14)#1,595 (11)
2019#3,259 (35)#1,316 (19)#1,448 (13)
2018#2,893 (41)#1,991 (11)#2,403 (6)
2017#3,123 (37)#1,923 (12)#2,439 (6)
2016#3,358 (33)#2,175 (10)#1,988 (8)
2015#2,864 (41)#1,786 (13)—
2014#4,138 (24)#1,935 (11)#2,667 (5)
2013#4,621 (20)#1,796 (12)#1,771 (9)
2012#3,894 (26)#1,507 (16)#1,403 (13)
2011#3,695 (28)#1,909 (11)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #659.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.
  • In 2025, 91% of US babies named Noor were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 920common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Noor is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,200 to 1 in 3,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Noor by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #356ILMichigan: #259MINew York: #350NYMassachusetts: #417MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #651INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #689PANew Jersey: #323NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #516CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #484VAMaryland: #400MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: #150DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #606TXFlorida: #735FL
Noor (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#19460
Quebec2025#5009

Noor (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NoorCanadaGirls#210146
NoorCanadaBoys#2,7896
NoorEngland & WalesGirls#181274
NoorEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
NoorIrelandGirls#38110
NoorNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NoorScotlandGirls#27213
NoorUSGirls#659435
NoorUSBoys#2,88443