Given name
Nourah
“having an inner light”
Nourah is a variant of Noura. One Arabic interpretation is “having an inner light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nourah is a variant of Noura. One Arabic interpretation is “having an inner light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nourah is a variant of Noura. An origin associated with Noura is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nourah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 81
- 0 boys · 81 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,796 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,796 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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