boy's name

Nuh

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 886

England and Wales

#663

2025 births

Nuh is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Nuh is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 9,581 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2001.

Nuh over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nuh by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 32
2010s 174
2020s (to 2025) 227

How popular is Nuh?

In 2025, Nuh was given to 55 babies in England and Wales, ranking #663 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Nuh is used

England & Wales #663 55 in 2025
Scotland #863 3 in 2024
Canada #1,316 18 in 2024
United States #3,113 39 in 2025
France #6,181 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Nuh is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Nûh Nûh is a rare spelling of Nuh, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Nuh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nuh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nuh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nuh

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nuh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nuh

How popular is the name Nuh?

In 2025, Nuh was given to 55 babies in England and Wales, ranking #663 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Nuh a girl's or a boy's name?

Nuh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nuh most popular?

Nuh peaked in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Nuh a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nuh currently ranks #663 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.