Spellings

Noor or Nour?

In the US in 2025, 75% of babies in this name family were spelled Noor and 25% Nour. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Noor already led in 2015, with 74% of the family's births; it has 76% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 370 to 574 births (+55%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Noor273435+59%
Nour97139+43%

How they sound

  • Noor /ˈnur/ (NOOR)
  • Nour /ˈnʊr/ (NOOR)

In France

In France in 2025: Noor 305 births (#187 among girls) and Nour 1,750 births (#16 among girls).

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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