Mahnoor

A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning moon light.

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US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#451
89 babies · down from #383

Mahnoor by the numbers

In 2025, 89 babies in England and Wales were named Mahnoor. In the US, 37 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 45 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mahnoor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mehnoormoon's light; beauty of moon19 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Mahnoor

Names that are said the same way as Mahnoor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Manarlighthouse, guiding light6 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Mahnoor, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the moon

Like Mahnoor, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
  • Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)

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