US rank #3192 Girls' name Peak 2019 855 births

Nura — #3192 US girls' name

855 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.

1980s691990s842000s1412010s3212020s240
#3192
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Nura was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

57 babies were named Nura in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nura

The Social Security Administration has registered 855 babies named Nura between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nura currently holds the #3192 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nura performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nura shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nura in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nura 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 855 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.

Nura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

855

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2019

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,192

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
57
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Nura by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
321 births that decade — 38% of Nura's all-time total
1980s691990s842000s1412010s3212020s240

Nura by state

Where Nura concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 6.1%
#2 Texas
30 3.5%
#3 New York
22 2.6%
#4 Illinois
12 1.4%
#5 Minnesota
11 1.3%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.6%
#7 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Nura's total US births 6.1%
Even split

52 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nura?
855 babies have been named Nura since 1981. It currently ranks #3192 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 57 births.
When was Nura most popular?
Nura was most popular in the 2010s decade with 321 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Nura most popular?
The top states for the name Nura are California (52 births), Texas (30 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Nura been used?
Nura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuri, Nuria, Nur, Nuriyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.