Girls' name · since 1960

Nuria

Nuria has 759 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,057 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,771 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
759
born since 1960
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Nuria is the #5771 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 759 recorded since 1960.

Nuria has 759 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5771 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.

  • #9,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,771 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 759 born since 1960
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuria ranks #9,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 759 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,057 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,771 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
759
born since 1960
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66.6%
Nuria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nuria's 759 recorded births place it above 87.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Nuria compares

759 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Nuria's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nuria Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 759 376 567,345
Peak-year births 44 21 19,840

Nuria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nuria's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nuria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
44
Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
01020304050 196019771985199219992006201320202025 21

Nuria by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Nuria's strongest decade.

218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Nuria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Nuria 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 Nuria's total volume

Nuria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -25, 9.5%-22, 12.5%-52, 9.2%-30, 5.7%-122, 3.7%-141, 3.3%-108, 7.5%-26, 9.4%-38, 9%-103, 4.7%-47, 4.9%-31, 5.8%-71, 4.3%-49, 6.7%-47, 5.5%Nuria-66, 5.8%Nuria
Nuria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nuria by state

Where Nuria concentrates geographically, total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nuria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
90 11.9%
#2 Texas
17 2.2%
#3 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Nuria's total US births 11.9%
Even split

90 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nuria?
Nuria has been given to 759 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,057 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #5,771 of 17,297. 44 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Nuria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuria ranks #9,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nuria most popular?
Nuria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Nuria most popular?
The top states for the name Nuria are California (90 births), Texas (17 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nuria been used?
Records for Nuria go back to 1960, giving 66 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nuria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuri, Nura, Nur, Nuriyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nuria's data

  • Nuria's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Nurias (90 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.

Keep exploring Nuria

Nearby Names Like Nuria

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nuria

Names with a similar popularity rank to Nuria

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nuria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1960–2025 (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 Nuria 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.