Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Nuria

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,864 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#5,864
among girls · ↓117 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Nuria · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
44 babies
All-time total
759
#9,054 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Nuria popularity over time

759 babies have been named Nuria since 1960, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006Girls

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 16 2 – #6,571
1970s 40 4 +150% #6,548
1980s 98 10 +145% #6,092
1990s 121 12 +23% #4,797
2000s 218 22 +80% #3,605
2010s 152 15 -30% #6,195
2020s (to 2025) 114 19 +25% #5,747

Where Nuria 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 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Nuria

Nuria is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,864 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 759 American babies have been named Nuria. Its peak came in 2006, when 44 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Nuria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nuria?

The median living Nuria is about 20 years old; half are between 10 and 32. An estimated 700 people named Nuria are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Nuria year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,864
2024 22 #5,747
2023 14 #7,950
2022 22 #5,762
2021 16 #7,175
2020 19 #6,263
2019 18 #6,635
2018 14 #8,047
2017 16 #7,343
2016 18 #6,842
2015 21 #6,195
2014 19 #6,644
2013 8 #12,849
2012 8 #13,130
2011 12 #9,577
2010 18 #7,143
2009 20 #6,749
2008 19 #7,007
2007 23 #6,037
2006 44 #3,605
2005 27 #4,928
2004 15 #7,731
2003 23 #5,364
2002 16 #6,960
2001 19 #6,012
2000 12 #8,414
1995 14 #6,519
1990 11 #7,708
1985 11 #6,327
1980 9 #7,208
1975 5 #10,117
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 5 #7,041
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Nuria

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

  1. 1 Nuria Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives Spanish tennis player (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nuria?

The median living Nuria is about 20 years old. Half of all living Nurias are between 10 and 32 years old.

How many people named Nuria are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Nuria are alive in the United States, based on 759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nuria in 2025?

Nuria ranked #5,864 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nuria?

759 babies have been named Nuria in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nuria most popular?

Nuria peaked in 2006, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Nuria a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Nuria rising or falling?

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

Will Nuria become more popular?

Nuria is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Nuria 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 Nuria?

Well-known people named Nuria include Nuria Llagostera Vives (tennis player).

Names like Nuria

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

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