US rank #3500 Boys' name Peak 2024 296 births

Nuh — #3500 US boys' name

296 babies named Nuh in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3500
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nuh was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

33 babies were named Nuh in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nuh

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Nuh between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nuh currently holds the #3500 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nuh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nuh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nuh in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nuh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nuh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2024

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,500

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nuh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
33
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Nuh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 47% of Nuh's all-time total
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Nuh by state

Where Nuh concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nuh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
#2 Texas
6 2.0%
California share of Nuh's total US births 2.0%
Even split

6 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nuh?
296 babies have been named Nuh since 2004. It currently ranks #3500 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 33 births.
When was Nuh most popular?
Nuh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nuh most popular?
The top states for the name Nuh are California (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Nuh been used?
Nuh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.