Nurah comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning "Light" or "Radiance".
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How popular is Nurah?
2021peak year
The name Nurah reached its peak in 2021, with 14 registrations (ranked #7922). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1980, roughly 41 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11021) today, averaging about 10 new babies per year. Nurah's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 137 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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