MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nuri mean?
Nuri derives from Arabic nūr, light, through the relational ending ī. Urdu uses the resulting adjective for something luminous or connected with light.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नूरी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नुरी
4,415 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nuri in Indian usage
24,912 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (96.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 24,014 records (96.4%).
- Recorded as male: 898 records (3.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 429 |
| 1940s | 777 |
| 1950s | 1,131 |
| 1960s | 1,739 |
| 1970s | 3,542 |
| 1980s | 9,825 |
| 1990s | 7,321 |
| Other decades | 148 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,444 |
| Bihar | 6,364 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,866 |
| Rajasthan | 2,235 |
| Jharkhand | 1,718 |
| Haryana | 637 |
| Punjab | 435 |
| Maharashtra | 427 |
| Uttarakhand | 294 |
| Odisha | 189 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 166 |
| Other states | 137 |
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 | Nuri / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Nuri ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Nuri; Table_6, C4060 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nuri; Table_6, C4060