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.

#26,170 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1977
2020s
peak 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.

  • #26,170 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 1977
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuru ranks #26,170 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.

#26,170 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1977
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nuru's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19772016202020212022 6

Nuru popularity over time - girls

24 total births recorded since 2021 (Nuru as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 24 births
4681012 202120222025 7

Nuru by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 59% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #26,170 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Nuru sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuru ranks #26,170 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nuru: 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, 1977–2022 (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 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 August 2026.