Nur Boy & girl

How popular is Nur?

#4,171 girl name in 2025

34 baby girls were named Nur in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).

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856living people named Nur (est.)
11median age of people named Nur
863babies named Nur since 1880
1 in 66,307US babies born in 2025

Nur popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#4,171 for girls (▲ 496 from 2024)
Babies in 202534 girls, 16 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+183% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#8,926 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020
Peak year2023 (52 girls)
Highest rank#3,140 in 2023
First recorded1986
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)25% boys, 75% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Nur is most popular

Babies named Nur per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 girls)
  2. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  3. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Nur by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1980s23#7,443
1990s127#5,275
2000s134#6,317
2010s151#4,236
2020s212#3,140

Girl names about as popular as Nur

Questions

Is Nur a boy or girl name?
Nur is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 25% of babies named Nur were boys and 75% were girls.
How popular is the name Nur?
34 baby girls were named Nur in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
When was Nur most popular?
Nur peaked in 2023, when 52 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,140 in 2023.
How many people are named Nur?
863 babies have been named Nur in the US since 1880. We estimate about 856 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
Where is Nur most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Nur was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.