Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2012
Nuam
18 babies named Nuam in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14725
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Nuam currently ranks #14725 among girls' names in America, with 18 babies recorded since 2012.
Nuam has 18 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14725 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #14725 among girls today
- 18 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nuam is currently the #14725 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 18 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14725
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Nuam vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14725
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Nuam was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nuam in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Nuam compares
18 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Nuam's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nuam | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nuam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nuam splits its recorded history at 2022: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (6 births).
Nuam at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#14,725
Active since
2012
Nuam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Nuam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nuam's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nuam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nuam? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 18 babies named Nuam. Today it holds rank #14725 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
When was Nuam most popular? ▼
Nuam was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Nuam been used? ▼
Nuam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nuam? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuala. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nuam: #14725 Girls' Name - 18 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nuam. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nuam 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 June 2026.