Name profile

Nur

A name meaning "light".

PronunciationArabic /ˈnuːr/; Turkish /ˈnuɾ/; Uyghur /ˈnur/; Indonesian /ˈnʊr/
Usage languagesArabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Urdu, Uyghur
US rank (2025)#4,172

Meaning and history

Nur is a name meaning “light” in Arabic, and in Islamic tradition, النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 12 births, rank #9,286
2007: 17 births, rank #7,394
2008: 10 births, rank #10,807
2009: 11 births, rank #9,975
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: 9 births, rank #11,257
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: 14 births, rank #8,053
2015: 12 births, rank #8,931
20162016: 20 births, rank #6,186
2017: 22 births, rank #5,661
2018: 33 births, rank #4,237
2019: 20 births, rank #5,986
2020: 29 births, rank #4,548
20212021: 31 births, rank #4,413
2022: 37 births, rank #3,963
2023: 52 births, rank #3,140
2024: 29 births, rank #4,669
20252025: 34 births, rank #4,172

In 2025, 34 babies were recorded with the name Nur, ranking #4,172 among girls.