Is Nur a boy or girl name?

Nur is a unisex name. Of the 863 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.0% were girls and 25.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2016, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Nur

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Nur was most popular in 2023, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,825 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,600, with 50 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 863 people named Nur.

Nur over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nur’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nur a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nur is a unisex name — 75.0% of the 863 Americans given it were girls and 25.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2016 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 75% girls and 25% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org