MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nura mean?
Nura extends nūr, the Arabic word for light, into a personal-name form. The word entered Urdu and several regional Indian languages through Persian usage.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नूरा
Conventional spelling
Odia
ନୁର
Conventional spelling
Arabic
نور
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नुरा
1,035 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nura in Indian usage
5,530 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 4,268 records (77.2%).
- Recorded as male: 1,262 records (22.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 586 |
| 1950s | 848 |
| 1960s | 1,075 |
| 1970s | 1,076 |
| 1980s | 947 |
| 1990s | 605 |
| Other decades | 393 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 3,103 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,133 |
| Karnataka | 335 |
| Rajasthan | 266 |
| Maharashtra | 210 |
| Bihar | 126 |
| Haryana | 118 |
| Other states | 239 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nura / F | 42 | 845 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nura; Table_6, C863 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nura; Table_6, C863
- Wiktionary: نور ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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