Nur
Girl name · #4219 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
Nur is currently the #4219 girl name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 girls born in 2025 was named Nur.
Babies named Nur per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 39-year story
Nur first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 52 babies and a rank of #3140. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nur in class?
Nur scores 72 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Nur will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nur is most common
State-level data for Nur is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Nur
Statistically, parents drawn to Nur tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nour, Noeli, Nayra, Amour, and Bahar.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nur | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4172 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6186 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7077 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nur a popular girl name?
Nur ranked #4219 among girls in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Nur most popular?
Nur peaked in 2023, when 52 American girls received the name (ranked #3140 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nur?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American girls was named Nur. It scores 72/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.