Noor
- #659 for girls in 2025, 435 births
- #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
- Given to girls 88.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 435 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,276since 1979
Noor over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #659 | 435 | #2,884 | 43 |
| 2024 | #710 | 395 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | #790 | 356 | #2,769 | 46 |
| 2022 | #773 | 368 | #2,517 | 54 |
| 2021 | #854 | 321 | #2,918 | 42 |
| 2020 | #886 | 301 | #3,202 | 35 |
| 2019 | #930 | 284 | #3,259 | 35 |
| 2018 | #855 | 317 | #2,893 | 41 |
| 2017 | #875 | 313 | #3,123 | 37 |
| 2016 | #902 | 308 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2015 | #989 | 273 | #2,864 | 41 |
| 2014 | #1,018 | 256 | #4,138 | 24 |
| 2013 | #1,071 | 231 | #4,621 | 20 |
| 2012 | #1,124 | 220 | #3,894 | 26 |
| 2011 | #1,033 | 241 | #3,695 | 28 |
| 2010 | #1,082 | 230 | #3,072 | 37 |
| 2009 | #1,132 | 223 | #3,639 | 29 |
| 2008 | #1,090 | 238 | #3,561 | 30 |
| 2007 | #1,217 | 205 | #2,868 | 41 |
| 2006 | #1,102 | 227 | #3,306 | 32 |
| 2005 | #1,145 | 203 | #2,493 | 45 |
| 2004 | #1,127 | 202 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #1,060 | 212 | #3,838 | 22 |
| 2002 | #1,054 | 203 | #3,450 | 25 |
| 2001 | #1,032 | 209 | #3,410 | 25 |
| 2000 | #1,041 | 202 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #1,088 | 183 | #2,510 | 35 |
| 1998 | #1,392 | 123 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #1,412 | 118 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #1,337 | 127 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #1,598 | 94 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #1,624 | 93 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #1,590 | 96 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #1,844 | 77 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #1,677 | 88 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,317 | 54 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #2,304 | 51 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #3,084 | 29 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #3,527 | 23 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #5,525 | 6 |
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First appearance
1979
The first year at least five girls were named Noor! It came in at #8,061, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1979–1980, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Noor is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#150 · 1 in 404
- Michigan#259 · 1 in 1,021
- New Jersey#323 · 1 in 1,420
- New York#350 · 1 in 1,632
- Illinois#356 · 1 in 1,529
Best ever in a state: #146 in District of Columbia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #150 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| Michigan | #259 | 35 | 1 in 1,021 |
| New Jersey | #323 | 25 | 1 in 1,420 |
| New York | #350 | 48 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Illinois | #356 | 29 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Maryland | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Massachusetts | #417 | 13 | 1 in 1,849 |
| Virginia | #484 | 16 | 1 in 2,109 |
| California | #516 | 64 | 1 in 2,527 |
| Texas | #606 | 52 | 1 in 3,087 |
| Indiana | #651 | 9 | 1 in 3,101 |
| Pennsylvania | #689 | 14 | 1 in 3,335 |
| Florida | #735 | 22 | 1 in 3,944 |
| North Carolina | #834 | 11 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Ohio | #878 | 10 | 1 in 4,727 |
| Tennessee | #983 | 6 | 1 in 5,346 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Georgia | #1,358 | 6 | 1 in 7,535 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Noor
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 227 spots since 2020 (#886 → #659)
- Biggest jump: 87 spots in 2016
- Biggest drop: 75 spots in 2019
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1979
- Peaked 2025 at #659 (435 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,695
- Highest: 1 in 3,695 girls born in 2025 were named Noor (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 32.3% of all girls named Noor (2,673) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #8,061 (1979) | #8,061 |
| 1980s | 243 | #2,304 (1989) | #4,073 |
| 1990s | 1,053 | #1,088 (1999) | #1,588 |
| 2000s | 2,124 | #1,032 (2001) | #1,100 |
| 2010s | 2,673 | #855 (2018) | #988 |
| 2020s | 2,176 | #659 (2025) | #779 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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