Nour is a distinctive choice, ranked #661 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Nour in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#661
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About the Name Nour
Nour has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 244 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #792 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nour is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nour in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Nour
Nour (actress) โ Marianne Phillip Abi Habib, known as Nour (Arabic: ููุฑ), is a Lebanese actress who performs in Egypt.
Sultan Nour โ Sultan Nour is a Syrian-Japanese politician.
Nour Bani Attiah โ Noureddin Ziad Bani Attiah is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national football team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nour
Unlikely. With around 57 UK babies named Nour per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nour in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nour is at its highest recorded position โ #661 in 2025, with 57 births. In 2020 it ranked #792.
Nour is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Nour include: Nour (actress), Sultan Nour and Nour Bani Attiah. Short summaries for each appear below.
Nour does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Nours in the wild.
57
UK babies named Nour (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 131 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nour
Almost certainly the only Nour in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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