Nuri
Girl name · #2187 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 85 baby girls were named Nuri, placing it at #2187 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,176 girls born in 2025 was named Nuri.
The 36-year story
Nuri first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 217 girls were named Nuri — good for #1119 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Nuri per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nuri in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nuri is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nuri will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nuri is most common
State-level data for Nuri 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 Nuri
Statistically, parents drawn to Nuri tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Auri, Zhuri, Azuri, Xuri, and Nori.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nuri | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2173 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1807 |
| 2021 | 110 | #1830 |
| 2020 | 138 | #1533 |
| 2019 | 217 | #1119 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2217 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5821 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4734 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13150 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13483 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8223 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nuri a popular girl name?
Nuri ranked #2187 among girls in 2025 with 85 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Nuri most popular?
Nuri peaked in 2019, when 217 American girls received the name (ranked #1119 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Nuri?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,176 newborn American girls was named Nuri. 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.