Unisex name · since 1989
Nuri
Nuri has 1,164 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,164
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,164 babies have been named Nuri since 1989, making it today's #2187 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuri has been recorded 1,164 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #2187 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,164 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuri ranks #6,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,164 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,164
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nuri's 1,164 recorded births place it above 90.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nuri compares
1,164 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Nuri's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nuri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 217 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nuri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nuri's full recorded timeline at 2009, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 217 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nuri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 217
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nuri popularity over time - boys
510 total births recorded since 1975 (Nuri as boys' name)
Nuri by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (598 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Nuri's strongest decade.
598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nuri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
417 births
- 2020s
2020s
598 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 598 births (51% of all-time use).
How Nuri 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 Nuri's total volume
Nuri by state
Where Nuri concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 132 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 88 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 68 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 53 | 4.6% |
| #5 | California | | 50 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 50 | 4.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 43 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 35 | 3.0% |
132 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nuri appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Pennsylvania records the most Nuris (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1989–2025 (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 Nuri 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.