Noor

Noor is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Noor are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 17%Female 83%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 17% male / 83% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
US births since 1880: 742 male / 5,489 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Noor

To address Noor when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Noor," in English, "Guten Tag Noor," in German. About 17% of people named Noor are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Noor,

German

Guten Tag Noor,

French

Bonjour Noor,

Spanish

Estimado/a Noor:

Chinese

Noor您好：

Japanese

Noor様

English

Hi Noor,

German

Hi Noor,

French

Salut Noor,

Spanish

Hola Noor,

Chinese

Noor你好：

Japanese

Noorさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Noor by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	12%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	25%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

742 male · 5,489 female · 6,231 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 12% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Noor a male or female name?

Noor is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Noor are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Noor in an email?

Is Noor a unisex name?

Noor is not a unisex name: 17% of people named Noor are men. Noor leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Noor a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noor (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_noor,
  title  = {Is Noor a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noor},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}