Nuha
Girl name · #3854 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 38 baby girls were named Nuha, placing it at #3854 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5127, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Nuha.
The 47-year story
Nuha first appears in the Social Security records in 1978, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 38 babies and a rank of #3832. 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 Nuha per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nuha in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nuha is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nuha will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nuha is most common
State-level data for Nuha 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 Nuha
Statistically, parents drawn to Nuha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Niva, Zoha, Neyla, Niara, and Aicha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nuha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4746 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5793 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5168 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4076 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5517 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5127 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5543 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7679 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4448 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4953 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4492 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5586 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nuha a popular girl name?
Nuha ranked #3854 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5127.
When was the name Nuha most popular?
Nuha peaked in 2025, when 38 American girls received the name (ranked #3832 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nuha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Nuha. 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.