Girls' name · since 1978
Nuha
743 babies named Nuha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,854 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 743
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
743 babies have been named Nuha since 1978, making it today's #3854 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nuha recorded 743 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #3854 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #9,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,854 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 743 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuha ranks #9,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,854 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 743 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,854 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 743
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nuha's 743 recorded births place it above 87.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nuha compares
743 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Nuha's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nuha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 743 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nuha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nuha's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nuha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Nuha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (255 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Nuha's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nuha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 255 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nuha 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 Nuha's total volume
Nuha by state
Where Nuha concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 36 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20 | 2.7% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
37 of 743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nuha's data
- Nuha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nuhas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nuha: 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 (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Nuha 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.