girl's name
Nouraya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 85
Nouraya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2012, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2003.
Nouraya over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Nouraya?
In 2025, Nouraya was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Nouraya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nour-Aya | Nour-Aya is Nouraya written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Nouraya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nouraya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nouraya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nouraya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nouraya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nouraya
Is Nouraya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nouraya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nouraya most popular?
Nouraya peaked in 2012, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nouraya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nouraya currently ranks #2,617 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.