unisex name

Nouri

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 413

Nouri is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1975, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1970.

Nouri over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s 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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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nouri by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 45
1980s 45
1990s 25
2000s 25
2010s 40
2020s (to 2025) 45

How popular is Nouri?

In 2025, Nouri was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Nouri is used

England & Wales #5,408 4 in 2025
France #5,737 5 in 2025
United States #8,526 18 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Nouri

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nouri also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nouri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nouri

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nouri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nouri

How popular is the name Nouri?

In 2025, Nouri was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Nouri a girl's or a boy's name?

Nouri is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Nouri most popular?

Nouri peaked in 1975, when 10 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Nouri a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nouri currently ranks #5,408 in France. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.