Total births
29
Unisex name · since 1977
Nuru
Nuru has 29 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 29
- total births
- 1977–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Nuru sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1977.
Nuru has 29 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2022.
- 29 total births
- 1977–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 boys have been named Nuru since 1977, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 29
- total births
- 1977–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Nuru was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nuru in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Nuru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nuru splits its recorded history at 2020: 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 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nuru at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Nuru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nuru popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 2021 (Nuru as girls' name)
Nuru by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nuru's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Nuru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nuru? ▼
Nuru has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Nuru most popular? ▼
Nuru was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Nuru a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Nuru is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 29 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Nuru been used? ▼
Nuru has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nuru? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuri, Nur, Nuriel, Nurmuhammad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Nuru
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1977–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nuru: Baby Name Since 1977 - 29 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nuru. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nuru 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 June 2026.