Girls' name · since 1994
Nourhan
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Nourhan, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nourhan currently ranks #12401 among girls' names in America, with 53 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nourhan has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #12401 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #34,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,401 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nourhan ranks #34,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,401 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nourhan's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nourhan compares
53 16th percentile among 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
Nourhan's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nourhan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nourhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nourhan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nourhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nourhan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Nourhan's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nourhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Nourhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nourhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Nourhan 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.