Girls' name · since 1981
Nura
904 babies named Nura in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nura is the #3225 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 904 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Nura recorded 904 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #3225 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #8,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,225 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 904 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nura ranks #8,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,225 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 904 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nura's 904 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nura compares
904 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Nura's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 904 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nura splits its recorded history at 2005: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nura by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (321 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Nura's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
321 births
- 2020s
2020s
289 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 321 births (36% of all-time use).
How Nura 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 Nura's total volume
Nura by state
Where Nura concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
52 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nura's data
- Nura's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (321 total births) through the 2020s (289) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nuras (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Nura 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.