US rank #4487 Girls' name Peak 2018 705 births

Nuha — #4487 US girls' name

705 babies named Nuha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s171990s582000s2552010s2392020s129
#4487
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Nuha was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

35 babies were named Nuha in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nuha

The Social Security Administration has registered 705 babies named Nuha between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nuha currently holds the #4487 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nuha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nuha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nuha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nuha 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 705 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.

Nuha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

705

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2018

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,487

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nuha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
35
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199319831978 7

Nuha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
255 births that decade — 36% of Nuha's all-time total
1970s71980s171990s582000s2552010s2392020s129

Nuha by state

Where Nuha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nuha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
37 5.2%
#2 Illinois
30 4.3%
#3 Texas
15 2.1%
#4 California
10 1.4%
New York share of Nuha's total US births 5.2%
Even split

37 of 705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nuha?
705 babies have been named Nuha since 1978. It currently ranks #4487 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 35 births.
When was Nuha most popular?
Nuha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Nuha most popular?
The top states for the name Nuha are New York (37 births), Illinois (30 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Nuha been used?
Nuha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nuha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuhamin. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2024 (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.