Nuha
Girl · NOO-ha · Arabic
Nuha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intellect, understanding”. In 2025 it ranked 1,019th for girls in the UK (36 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Nuha mean?
Arabic
“intellect, understanding”
The Qur'an speaks of signs for ulin-nuha, 'people of understanding'.
- Say it
- NOO-ha
Is Nuha a girl's or a boy's name?
Nuha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nuha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,019among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the UK were named Nuha, making it the 1,019th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 37 girls.
2025 had more girls named Nuha than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Nuha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Nuha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #1,019 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 36 | #976 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 37 | #868 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 26 | #1,027 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Nuha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,831among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Nuha, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. It first appears in the records in 1978.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Nuha of any year since it first appeared, in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Nuha in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nuha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4,075 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
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