Noir Girl
Name Meaning & Origin Pronunciation: NWAHR //nwaʁ//
Origin: French; English
Meaning: black (French); dark (English)
Historical & Cultural Background
In French, 'noir' translates directly to 'black' and is often associated with themes of mystery and elegance in literature and art. In English, it has been adopted to describe dark or shadowy qualities, often used in genres like film noir.
The term has cultural significance in both languages, symbolizing depth and complexity.
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U.S. Historical Usage
The name Noir was first seen in the United States in 2019.
Noir has ranked as high as #1380 nationally, which occurred in 2022, and has been most popular in .
In the past 5 years the name Noir has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.
Popularity Over Time (National)
The name Noir is part of our comprehensive baby names database, which includes Social Security Administration (SSA) data dating back to 1880—the first official year of state and national tracking. The chart below shows when Noir was first recorded in the United States and illustrates how its popularity has risen and fallen over time.
Top States for Noir
We track the most popular states for each baby name every year and highlight the locations where the name appears most frequently. In some cases, you may see four or five states listed. However, we only display states where the name represents a significant percentage of births, so the number of states shown can range from one to several.
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Popularity Over Time (National) — Table
We track the national popularity of each baby name annually. The table below displays each year along with the number of births reported by the Social Security Administration. This data combines all state-level reporting from the SSA's baby names database to provide a comprehensive view of overall birth counts for Noir.
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |