Nur

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A few things about Nur you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nur

Nur Jahan

Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire (1577-1645)

Choose Nur and your child shares a first name with Nur Jahan, a Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nur, like who?” Nur Jahan's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 47,170 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nur, 34 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nur would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNur first shows up in US birth records in 1981, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 44 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #3,140.
• 📈Then vs nowNur is 2.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 120,482 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 47,170.
• 🚀TrendNur has climbed 376 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,172. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlNur is given to both boys and girls: 68% of the 50 babies named Nur in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Nur means “light”.

About the name Nur

Nur is a gender-neutral name of Hebrew origin meaning “light”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with N and ending in “-nur”. US birth records list Nur for girls from 1986 to 2025, in 39 of those 40 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #3,140 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,172, with 34 babies. Of the 50 US babies named Nur in 2025, 68% were girls and 32% were boys.

Origin:Hebrew names