How Many People Are Named Nur?
people named Nur are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 400,216 people in the US has this name
Based on 863 babies named Nur in Social Security records from 1981 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
63 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nur, 75% were girls and 25% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nur fell from 92% in the 1990s to 78.2% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 2010s, at 64.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nur alive today is about 14 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nur first appears in the records in 1981 and was given most often in 2023, to 63 babies. In 2025, 50 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1981 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nur has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,172, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #4,246. Among boys, its best rank was #5,774, in 2025.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,246 | #5,774 |
| Best rank | #3,172 (2023) | #5,774 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,099 in the 2020s | #8,572 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nur alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nur were born in New York than in any other state: about 25 of those alive today.
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