How Many People Are Named Noura?
An estimated 1,119 people in the United States have the first name Noura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Noura peaked in popularity in 2024 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noura paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Noura is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,119
About 1 in 306,304 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
92 births
Total Registered
1,134
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noura
Noura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,134 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Noura as a female name
Ranked #2,089 in 2024
92 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (92 births)
Noura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noura span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 390 babies were registered. Noura remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Noura by Decade
How has Noura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noura by State
Birth registrations for Noura span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Maryland, Massachusetts, Florida. On average, about 24 Nouras were registered per state.
Noura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Noura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noura?
We estimate approximately 1,119 people named Noura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 306,304 Americans share this first name.
Is Noura a common name?
Noura is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,134 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noura most popular?
Noura reached peak popularity in 2024, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noura is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noura a female name?
Noura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noura Smith, Noura Johnson, Noura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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