Nouran

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning light or illumination.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Nouran by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Nouran.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Nouralight, luminosity94 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nourahlight; illumination13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Norahhonor; a form of Nora or Honora2,148 in the US (2017)
  • Nooralight or illumination; a form of Noor50 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Noraafrom the north; a variant of nora18 in the US (2017)
  • Nurahlight; illumination13 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Nouran

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

  • Noreenhonor; a form of Nóirín15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Norenenorth; a form of Noreen or Nora
  • Norinenorth; a form of Nora
  • Nowrin3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Nouran, 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)

Names about as common as Nouran

AdetounAmaayaAarudhraAdenikeAkshataAlora-MaeAaliyah-GraceAmba

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