Girls' name · since 1980
Nurah
146 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.
- #23,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
146 babies have been named Nurah since 1980, making it today's #11219 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nurah recorded 146 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #11219 nationally today, ahead of 35% 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 1980 to 2025.
- #23,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,219 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nurah ranks #23,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,219 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 146 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nurah's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nurah compares
146 31st percentile among 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
Nurah's all-time total is 61% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nurah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nurah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nurah splits its recorded history at 2016: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nurah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nurah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Nurah's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nurah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nurah's data
- Nurah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nurah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Nurah 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.