Nuh
Nuh is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Turkish, Quranic.
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Quranic
Meaning & Origin of Nuh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nuh is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Turkish, Quranic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Quranic
The Story of Nuh
Nuh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 33 births, good for #3,447 nationwide. About 52% of every Nuh on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nuh ranks #3,520 for baby boys with 33 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). All told, over 360 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nuh
Nuh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Nuh's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,447. Use the chart and map above to compare Nuh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.