Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nuru

Gender

Male

Origin

African
born during the day

Pronunciation

n(u)-ru

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #9662, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #10860, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #9053, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–7
2024––
2023––
2022611
202166
20205–
2019––
2018––
2017––
20167–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data