Is Nura a boy or girl name?

Nura is a girl’s name. Of the 904 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nura

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Nura was most popular in 2019, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,103 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 904 people named Nura.

Nura over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nura’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nura a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nura is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 904 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nura

Where Nura is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.6×

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