US rank #2086 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,134 births

Noura — #2086 US girls' name

1,134 babies named Noura in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s501990s1372000s2282010s3902020s329
#2086
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Noura was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

92 babies were named Noura in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noura

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,134 babies named Noura between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noura currently holds the #2086 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noura performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 390 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Noura shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Noura in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noura in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,134 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Noura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,134

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,086

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
92
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881983 6

Noura by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
390 births that decade — 34% of Noura's all-time total
1980s501990s1372000s2282010s3902020s329

Noura by state

Where Noura concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Noura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
106 9.3%
#2 New York
59 5.2%
#3 Michigan
33 2.9%
#4 Texas
32 2.8%
#5 Virginia
22 1.9%
#6 New Jersey
17 1.5%
#7 Illinois
11 1.0%
#8 North Carolina
9 0.8%
California share of Noura's total US births 9.3%
Even split

106 of 1,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Noura appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noura?
1,134 babies have been named Noura since 1983. It currently ranks #2086 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 92 births.
When was Noura most popular?
Noura was most popular in the 2010s decade with 390 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Noura most popular?
The top states for the name Noura are California (106 births), New York (59 births), Michigan (33 births).
How long has the name Noura been used?
Noura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nour, Nou, Nouri, Nourah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.