Nouri

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning my light; variant of Noor.

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

Nouri by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Nouri. In the US, 6 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 American peak was 7 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Noor

Like Nouri, 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.

  • Noorlight or illumination274 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nooralight or illumination; a form of Noor50 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Noorahlight; a form of Noor12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ava-Noorbird and light; compound of Ava and Noor3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Noriseaweed used in sushi164 in the US (2017)
  • Nourlight or illumination57 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nouralight, luminosity94 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nurimy light; my fire40 in the US (2017)
  • Nzuribeautiful, good, or fine7 in the US (2017)
  • Noorilight; relating to light3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Nouri

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

  • Norriefrom the north; diminutive of norris or norman3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Norie8 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Nouri, 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 Nouri

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