How Many People Are Named Nura?
An estimated 843 people in the United States have the first name Nura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Nura peaked in popularity in 2019 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
843
About 1 in 406,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2019
57 births
Total Registered
855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nura
Nura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 855 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nura as a female name
Ranked #3,200 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (57 births)
Nura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nura span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 321 babies were registered. While Nura is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nura by Decade
How has Nura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nura by State
Birth registrations for Nura span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, Minnesota. On average, about 20 Nuras were registered per state.
Nura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nura
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nura?
We estimate approximately 843 people named Nura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 406,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Nura a common name?
Nura is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nura most popular?
Nura reached peak popularity in 2019, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nura is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nura a female name?
Nura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nura Smith, Nura Johnson, Nura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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