Noor
Girl name · #659 in 2025 · Distinctive
Noor is currently the #659 girl name in the United States — 435 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #989, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 4,138 girls born in 2025 was named Noor.
The 46-year story
Noor first appears in the Social Security records in 1979, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 435 babies and a rank of #659. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Noor per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Noor in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Noor is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Noor is most common
Like most names, Noor's popularity isn't spread evenly across the country. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Noor is most common in MI (1 per 1,000), NJ (0.7 per 1,000), IL (0.7 per 1,000), MD (0.7 per 1,000), NY (0.6 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Noor is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Noor
Statistically, parents drawn to Noor tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nour, Naya, Baylor, Amor, and Hana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Noor | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 435 | #659 |
| 2024 | 395 | #710 |
| 2023 | 356 | #790 |
| 2022 | 368 | #773 |
| 2021 | 321 | #854 |
| 2020 | 301 | #886 |
| 2019 | 284 | #930 |
| 2018 | 317 | #855 |
| 2017 | 313 | #875 |
| 2016 | 308 | #902 |
| 2015 | 273 | #989 |
| 2014 | 256 | #1018 |
| 2013 | 231 | #1071 |
| 2012 | 220 | #1124 |
| 2011 | 241 | #1033 |
| 2010 | 230 | #1082 |
| 2009 | 223 | #1132 |
| 2008 | 238 | #1090 |
| 2007 | 205 | #1217 |
| 2006 | 227 | #1102 |
| 2005 | 203 | #1145 |
| 2004 | 202 | #1127 |
| 2003 | 212 | #1060 |
| 2002 | 203 | #1054 |
| 2001 | 209 | #1032 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Noor a popular girl name?
Noor ranked #659 among girls in 2025 with 435 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #989.
When was the name Noor most popular?
Noor peaked in 2025, when 435 American girls received the name (ranked #659 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Noor?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 4,138 newborn American girls was named Noor. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.