Nuri
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Nuri
A name used in the Middle East but that could easily work in the US. As a girls' name, Nuri can also be a short form of Nuria. It was chosen by Christy Lefteri for the protagonist of her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo which may have familiarized people with the name.
Nuri for girls#2189 US
Nuri might be a nickname for the place name Nuria, popular in Spain and Portugal as a honorific for the Virgin Mary. Nuri is also a usually-masculine name heard in the Middle East, but to the Western ear it might work for girls or boys.
Pronounced NOO-ree.
As of October 2026, Nuri ranked #4819 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2963 in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,724 | 21 | #4,809 | 29 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,186 | 25 | #2,234 | 83 |
| 2019 | #4,598 | 22 | #1,120 | 217 |
| 2020 | #2,963 | 40 | #1,538 | 138 |
| 2021 | #4,456 | 23 | #1,838 | 110 |
| 2022 | #3,197 | 38 | #1,813 | 113 |
| 2023 | #3,688 | 31 | #2,326 | 79 |
| 2024 | #4,650 | 22 | #2,493 | 72 |
| 2025 | #4,819 | 21 | #2,189 | 85 |
World rankings
Nuri for girls
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