Nourah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning light; illumination.
Nourah by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Nourah. In the US, 8 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nourah. 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)
- Nouralight, luminosity94 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nurahlight; illumination13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noorahlight; a form of Noor12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nouranlight or illumination4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Norrah6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nourah
Names that are said the same way as Nourah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Nourah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nourah
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