Noura is a distinctive choice, ranked #431 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Noura in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#431
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About the Name Noura
2024 marks Noura's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #583. The name has climbed 769 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Noura is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Noura in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Noura
Noura bint Faisal Al Saud โ Princess Noura bint Faisal Al Saud is a Saudi Princess, businesswoman and member of the Saudi royal family.
Mouloud Noura โ Mouloud Noura is an Algerian Paralympic judoka.
Noura Al-Hamli โ Noura Ahmed Al-Hamli is a Saudi footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr.
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 Noura
Unlikely. With around 94 UK babies named Noura per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Noura in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Noura is at its highest recorded position โ #431 in 2025, with 94 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,352.
Noura 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 Noura include: Noura bint Faisal Al Saud, Mouloud Noura and Noura Al-Hamli. Short summaries for each appear below.
Noura 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 Nouras in the wild.
94
UK babies named Noura (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Noura
Almost certainly the only Noura in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Noura
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Noura Abdulmohsen Ahmad Al-Brahim, better known as Noura Ibrahim, is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia women's national team.
Noura Saleh Erakat ( NOOR-ษ SAL-ษ ERR-ษ-kat; Arabic: ููุฑุฉ ุตุงูุญ ุนุฑููุงุช, romanized: Nลซra แนขฤliแธฅ สฟUrayqฤt, Palestinian Arabic: สฟRฤqฤt; bornJanuary 16, 1980) is a Palestinian-American activist, university professor, legal scholar, and human rights attorney.
Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi (Arabic: ููุฑุฉ ุจูุช ู ุญู ุฏ ุงููุนุจู) is an Emirati politician and businesswoman currently serving as Minister of State at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud was the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and the elder sister and adviser of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.