Unisex name · since 1981
Nour
Nour has 2,877 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,877
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,877 babies have been named Nour since 1981, making it today's #1530 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Nour recorded 2,877 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #1530 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,877 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nour ranks #3,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,877 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,877
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nour's 2,877 recorded births place it above 94.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Nour compares
2,877 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nour's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nour | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,877 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nour's full recorded timeline at 2004, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 139 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nour popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nour popularity over time - boys
585 total births recorded since 1989 (Nour as boys' name)
Nour by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (870 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nour's strongest decade.
870 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
462 births
- 2000s
2000s
870 births
- 2010s
2010s
823 births
- 2020s
2020s
642 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 870 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nour compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nour's total volume
Nour by state
Where Nour concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 375 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 339 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 286 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 197 | 6.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 147 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 120 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 79 | 2.7% |
375 of 2,877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nour appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nour's data
- Nour's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (870 total births) through the 2020s (642) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Nours (375 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nour: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nour draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.