Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Nour

Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #1,531 Trend ↑ Rising 43%
Rank 2025
#1,531
among girls · ↑333 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
148
named Nour · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,563
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
148 babies
All-time total
3,462
#3,692 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Nour popularity over time

3,462 babies have been named Nour since 1981, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s 80 8 88 9 – #5,477
1990s 462 97 559 56 +535% #2,174
2000s 870 191 1,061 106 +90% #1,770
2010s 823 176 999 100 -6% #2,037
2020s (to 2025) 642 113 755 126 +26% #1,531

Where Nour is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 147 0.09 outside top 500
2027 155 0.10 outside top 500
2028 162 0.10 outside top 500
2029 168 0.10 outside top 500
2030 173 0.11 outside top 500

Where Nour is most popular

Girls named Nour per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Massachusetts, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nour born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 42 0.231 +235%
Massachusetts 24 0.198 +188%
New York 63 0.159 +131%
Virginia 25 0.147 +113%
New Jersey 26 0.144 +109%
Texas 72 0.090 +30%
Florida 37 0.086 +26%
California 65 0.077 +12%
Illinois 15 0.066 -5%
Maryland 5 0.047 -32%
Ohio 11 0.046 -33%
Pennsylvania 8 0.034 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nour

Nour is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,531 in 2025 with 139 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 3,462 American babies have been named Nour, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 148 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nour stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nour?

The median living Nour is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 3,400 people named Nour are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nour year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 139 #1,531 9 #8,717
2024 108 #1,864 27 #4,046
2023 106 #1,885 19 #5,195
2022 105 #1,915 23 #4,539
2021 101 #1,953 15 #5,956
2020 83 #2,189 20 #4,814
2019 86 #2,165 23 #4,436
2018 87 #2,174 12 #7,005
2017 89 #2,157 21 #4,698
2016 87 #2,217 14 #6,257
2015 97 #2,037 22 #4,508
2014 69 #2,575 15 #5,917
2013 77 #2,378 15 #5,843
2012 75 #2,468 12 #6,918
2011 72 #2,529 21 #4,618
2010 84 #2,290 21 #4,638
2009 79 #2,442 21 #4,700
2008 125 #1,770 12 #7,076
2007 88 #2,242 28 #3,766
2006 91 #2,144 18 #5,003
2005 84 #2,199 16 #5,210
2004 96 #1,956 24 #3,826
2003 88 #2,042 21 #4,072
2002 67 #2,404 13 #5,639
2001 72 #2,252 19 #4,243
2000 80 #2,072 19 #4,168
1995 51 #2,510 11 #5,410
1990 25 #4,084 6 #7,832
1985 8 #8,084 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nour, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nour?

The median living Nour is about 15 years old. Half of all living Nours are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Nour are alive today?

An estimated 3,400 people named Nour are alive in the United States, based on 3,462 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nour in 2025?

Nour ranked #1,531 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 139 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nour?

3,462 babies have been named Nour in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nour most popular?

Nour peaked in 2025, when 148 newborns received the name.

Is Nour a boy or girl name?

Nour is used for both: about 83% of babies named Nour have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Nour rising or falling?

Nour is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nour become more popular?

Nour is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 173 girls named Nour in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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