Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Nuri

Meaning A male given name from Arabic Gender Unisex · 70% girls Rank 2025 #2,189 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A male given name from Arabic.

Rank 2025
#2,189
among girls · ↑293 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
106
named Nuri · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
239 babies
All-time total
1,674
#6,762 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Nuri popularity over time

1,674 babies have been named Nuri since 1975, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 28 28 3 – –
1980s 8 7 15 2 -46% #9,388
1990s 78 29 107 11 +613% #7,455
2000s 63 94 157 16 +47% #10,854
2010s 417 176 593 59 +278% #1,120
2020s (to 2025) 598 176 774 129 +118% #1,539

Where Nuri 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 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 76 0.05 outside top 500
2028 72 0.04 outside top 500
2029 69 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

Where Nuri is most popular

Girls named Nuri per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nuri born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 32 0.302 +433%
Georgia 49 0.216 +280%
Pennsylvania 50 0.211 +273%
New Jersey 16 0.089 +56%
New York 28 0.071 +25%
Virginia 8 0.047 -17%
Ohio 10 0.042 -26%
Florida 16 0.037 -34%
Texas 27 0.034 -41%
Michigan 5 0.027 -52%
California 23 0.027 -52%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -54%
Illinois 6 0.026 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nuri

Nuri is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,189 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,674 American babies have been named Nuri, about 70% girls and 30% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 239 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 Nuri stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nuri?

The median living Nuri is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 1,700 people named Nuri are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Nuri year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 85 #2,189 21 #4,819
2024 73 #2,482 22 #4,665
2023 79 #2,330 31 #3,690
2022 113 #1,816 39 #3,139
2021 110 #1,838 23 #4,456
2020 138 #1,539 40 #2,963
2019 217 #1,120 22 #4,598
2018 83 #2,234 25 #4,188
2017 21 #5,983 19 #5,059
2016 29 #4,813 21 #4,725
2015 20 #6,403 18 #5,219
2014 16 #7,556 15 #5,918
2013 7 #14,230 13 #6,508
2012 7 #14,609 17 #5,429
2011 7 #14,446 9 #8,576
2010 10 #11,043 17 #5,412
2009 5 #19,435 10 #8,130
2008 10 #11,386 13 #6,665
2007 – – 12 #6,963
2006 9 #12,162 16 #5,466
2005 8 #12,708 7 #9,851
2004 7 #13,812 9 #7,992
2003 8 #12,099 7 #9,342
2002 9 #10,854 7 #9,119
2001 7 #13,110 5 #11,817
2000 – – 8 #7,978
1995 10 #8,554 – –
1990 5 #14,546 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #5,270
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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Famous people named Nuri

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin Turkish football manager (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkish film director, screenwriter, film producer and photographer (born 1959) Contemporary
  3. 3 Nuri al-Said Nuri al-Said Iraqi politician (1888–1958) 19th century
  4. 4 Nuri Killigil Nuri Killigil Ottoman general (1889–1949) 1881–1949 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nuri?

The median living Nuri is about 6 years old. Half of all living Nuris are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Nuri are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Nuri are alive in the United States, based on 1,674 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nuri mean?

A male given name from Arabic.

How popular is the name Nuri in 2025?

Nuri ranked #2,189 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nuri?

1,674 babies have been named Nuri in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nuri most popular?

Nuri peaked in 2019, when 239 newborns received the name.

Is Nuri a boy or girl name?

Nuri is used for both: about 70% of babies named Nuri have been girls and 30% boys.

Is the name Nuri rising or falling?

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

Will Nuri become more popular?

Nuri is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 girls named Nuri in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nuri?

Well-known people named Nuri include Nuri Şahin (soccer player), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (film director), Nuri al-Said (politician).

Names like Nuri

Names that sound and feel close to Nuri: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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