How Many People Are Named Nuru?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Nuru. It is used for both genders, with 63.0% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Nuru peaked in popularity in 2022 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nuru 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 Nuru paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nuru is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
17 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nuru
Nuru is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.0%) and females (37.0%). Out of 46 total births registered, 29 were male and 17 were female.
Nuru as a male name
Ranked #11,901 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2016 (7 births)
Nuru as a female name
Ranked #9,500 in 2022
11 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (11 births)
Nuru: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nuru span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 34 babies were registered. Nuru remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nuru by Decade
How has Nuru 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.
Nuru + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nuru as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nuru
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nuru: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nuru?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Nuru 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Nuru a common name?
Nuru is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nuru most popular?
Nuru reached peak popularity in 2022, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nuru is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nuru a male name?
Nuru is predominantly male. 63.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nuru Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nuru Smith, Nuru Johnson, Nuru 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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