Noorah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning light; a form of Noor.
Noorah by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Noorah. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Noor
Like Noorah, each of these traces back to Noor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Noorah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Norahhonor; a form of Nora or Honora2,148 in the US (2017)
- Nooralight or illumination; a form of Noor50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nourahlight; illumination13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noorehlight or divine light10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Norrah6 in the US (2017)
- Neorah3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Noorah
Names that are said the same way as Noorah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Noorah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Noorah
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