Nuriyah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning light, illumination.
Nuriyah by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Nuriyah. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nuriyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Neriyahlamp of god or god is my light; from ner and yah15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nouriyahlight; feminine arabic form3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nariyah86 in the US (2017)
- Nuriya3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neriahlamp of the lord or light of god113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niyahintention or purpose; a respelling of Niyyah25 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Nuriyah
Names that are said the same way as Nuriyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nooriyalight; radiance7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Nuriyah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nuriyah
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