Nuru
The Story of Nuru
As a girl name
Nuru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2021, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 11 Nurus were born — ranking #9,053 that year. As of 2026, Nuru ranks #9,053 for girls with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Nurus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nuru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 7 Nurus were born — ranking #9,662 that year. As of 2026, Nuru ranks #10,860 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Nurus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nuru
Nuru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Nuru's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #9,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Nuru'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 .
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