Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Nura

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,238 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,238
among girls · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Nura · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
57 babies
All-time total
904
#8,048 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Nura popularity over time

904 babies have been named Nura since 1981, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 69 7 – #6,641
1990s 84 8 +22% #5,589
2000s 141 14 +68% #6,183
2010s 321 32 +128% #2,918
2020s (to 2025) 289 48 +50% #3,099

Where Nura is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Nura

Nura is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,238 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 904 American babies have been named Nura. Its peak came in 2019, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nura stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nura?

The median living Nura is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 900 people named Nura are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nura year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 49 #3,238
2024 50 #3,213
2023 39 #3,897
2022 53 #3,111
2021 53 #3,099
2020 45 #3,436
2019 57 #2,918
2018 53 #3,093
2017 38 #3,977
2016 35 #4,215
2015 30 #4,685
2014 33 #4,429
2013 16 #7,658
2012 24 #5,677
2011 16 #7,701
2010 19 #6,836
2009 14 #8,771
2008 18 #7,326
2007 18 #7,327
2006 13 #9,135
2005 20 #6,183
2004 12 #9,133
2003 13 #8,355
2002 15 #7,344
2001 11 #9,204
2000 7 #12,785
1995 14 #6,518
1990 – –
1985 10 #6,798
1980 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nura, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nura?

The median living Nura is about 9 years old. Half of all living Nuras are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Nura are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Nura are alive in the United States, based on 904 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nura in 2025?

Nura ranked #3,238 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nura?

904 babies have been named Nura in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nura most popular?

Nura peaked in 2019, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Nura a boy or girl name?

Nura is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nura rising or falling?

Nura is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nura become more popular?

Nura looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Nura in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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