Niloufar, Nilophur, Nelofar, Nilofar, Nilufar, Niloofar, Neelofar, Neiloufar or Nîlûfar (), meaning 'precious', 'rare', 'blue lotus', Nymphaea or 'water lily' is a female given name of Persian origin, ultimately from (, 'blue lotus').
Nounoufar (Armenian: Նունուֆար) is the Armenian version of it.
People Niloofar Ardalan, (born 1985), Iranian footballer, captain of the Iranian national women's football team Nilofar Bakhtiar (born 1957), Pakistani politician and public official Niloufar Bayani, (born 1986), Iranian wildlife conservation biology researcher and activist. Niloofar Beyzaie (born 1967), Iranian dramaturge, theatre director and playwright Nilufer Hanımsultan, (1916-1989), Princess of Turkey by birth and princess of Hyderabad State by marriage. Nelufar Hedayat, (born 1988), British journalist and presenter Nilufar Mamadalieva, biochemist from Uzbekistan Neelofa (Neelofa Noor, born 1989), Malaysian actress, television host Nelofer Pazira (born 1973), Canadian filmmaker, author, and journalist Niloofar Rahmani, Afghan lady air force pilot Nilofar Sakhi, Afghan women's rights activist Niloufar Salehi, American-Iranian computer scientist Nilofar Suhrawardy, Indian journalist and author Niloufar Talebi, British-born Iranian-American author, literary translator, and multidisciplinary artist Nilufar Usmonova, Uzbek singer and actress Nilufar Yasmin, Bangladeshi singer
See also Nilüfer (disambiguation), the Turkish version of the name