Entry № 1821 · Arabic, Persian origin

Noor Noor — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NOOR /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic, Persian
Meaning
"Light (Empress Noor Jahan)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "light (empress noor jahan)".

Noor (نور) is Arabic for "light" — also a chapter (Surah An-Nur) of the Quran. Empress Noor Jahan (1577-1645) was the de facto ruler of the Mughal Empire — the only Mughal empress whose name appeared on coins.

Queen Noor of Jordan (born 1951) is the American-born widow of King Hussein.

Light. The Mughal Empress Noor Jahan.

The name in its native script.

نور
Transliteration
Nūr
Pronunciation
/ nʊər /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Noor stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Noor · last year
412 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Noors before her.

Real people
Empress Noor Jahan
Mughal Empire de facto ruler.
1577 – 1645
Queen Noor of Jordan
American-born Queen of Jordan.
born 1951
In fiction
Noor
Common in Islamic literature.

Names connected to Noor.

The number behind Noor.

9

The Humanitarian

Noor reduces to nine — the number of Arabic light.

Why families chose this name.

"Mughal Empress. Four letters. Noor."
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