Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 137 births

Nurah — girls' name

137 babies named Nurah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s282010s572020s42
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nurah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

14 babies were named Nurah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nurah

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Nurah between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nurah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nurah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nurah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nurah 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 137 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.

Nurah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

137

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

2021

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nurah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
14
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
46810121416 2023202020172013200719901980 5

Nurah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 42% of Nurah's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s282010s572020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nurah?
137 babies have been named Nurah since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 14 births.
When was Nurah most popular?
Nurah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Nurah been used?
Nurah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nurah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuri, Nura, Nuria, Nur, and 4 more. 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, 1980–2023 (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.