Nuh
Boy name · #3120 in 2025 · Very rare
Nuh is currently the #3120 boy name in the United States — 39 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4711, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 46,154 boys born in 2025 was named Nuh.
The 21-year story
Nuh first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 39 babies and a rank of #3089. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Nuh per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nuh in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nuh is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nuh will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nuh is most common
State-level data for Nuh is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nuh
Statistically, parents drawn to Nuh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nouh, Nasiah, Vedh, Nox, and Nyjah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nuh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3089 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5075 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3617 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4936 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6777 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5320 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5526 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5124 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4711 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6632 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9655 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8158 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6256 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12491 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9871 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8915 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8299 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nuh a popular boy name?
Nuh ranked #3120 among boys in 2025 with 39 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4711.
When was the name Nuh most popular?
Nuh peaked in 2025, when 39 American boys received the name (ranked #3089 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nuh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 46,154 newborn American boys was named Nuh. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.