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Nur

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What official birth registration shows about Nur: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Nur: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #747 in 2013, and it stood at #1,315 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #850 to #1939.200020052010201520202025#850#1939
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#869
1997#850
1998#1259
1999#1805
2000#1250
2001#1520
2002#962
2003#1224
2004#1383
2005#1012
2006#976
2007#1502
2008#1815
2009#1837
2010#1332
2011#1327
2012#1649
2013#1707
2014#1456
2015#1362
2016#1635
2017#1628
2018#1343
2019#1497
2020#1939
2021#1351
2022#1282
2023#1206
2024#1160
2025#1315

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2013: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1707 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2013

    Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2013).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #747 in Republic of Ireland in 2013.

Nur's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#131524HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#116029HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#120627HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#135123HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#193914HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#149720HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#134324HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#162819HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#163519HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#136224HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#145621HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#170717HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#132723HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#133223HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#183714HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#181514HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#150217HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#97629HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101225HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#122418HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#96223HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#152012HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#125015HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#125915HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#85026HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nur is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Nur, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201319962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#850 in 1997
Republic of Ireland2008–20133#747 in 2013

Its high point came 16 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Republic of Ireland (2013).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Nur

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #747 in Republic of Ireland in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.