Noor
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Noor means “light” in Arabic and Hindi. Queen Noor of Jordan is a famous bearer. Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian princess, became Britain’s first female wartime radio operator in occupied Paris and eluded the Gestapo for months.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Noor in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Noor against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Noor is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Noor in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 435 girls were named Noor, making it the #659 girls' name in the US. Since 1979, 8,276 girls have been named Noor, with the most (435) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Michigan and New Jersey.
In 2025, 43 boys were named Noor, making it the #2884 boys' name in the US. Since 1980, 1,077 boys have been named Noor, with the most (54) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in New York and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Noor
There are 38 towns and villages with Noor in their name, in 2 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 32🇲🇾 Malaysia 6
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Hazrat Noor | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Noor House | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Noor Khanwala | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Dera Haji Noor Muhammad | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Dera Noor Hayat | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Goth Dr Noor Nabi Brohi | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Goth Molvi Noor Muhammad Hingoro | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Goth Noor Ahmed Arisar | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Goth Noor Ahmed Japo | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Goth Noor Alam Junejo | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Noor
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Noor in their name.
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| Haddebyer Noor | Schleswig-Holstein, 🇩🇪 Germany | Map |
| Ornumer Noor | Schleswig-Holstein, 🇩🇪 Germany | Map |
| Selker Noor | Schleswig-Holstein, 🇩🇪 Germany | Map |
| Windebyer Noor | Schleswig-Holstein, 🇩🇪 Germany | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Noor songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Noor in their title. The best known:
- Ibn Al-Noor – Kevin MacLeod (2010)
- Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya – Lata Mangeshkar (1975)
- Uff Yeh Noor – Amaal Mallik (2017)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Noor
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Noor.
Noor Inayat Khan
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