Nuno
Boy · NOO-noo · Portuguese
Nuno is a boys' name of Portuguese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nuno mean?
Portuguese: medieval Iberian name of uncertain origin
The Portuguese general Nuno Álvares Pereira, victor at Aljubarrota in 1385, was canonised as a saint in 2009.
- Say it
- NOO-noo
Is Nuno a girl's or a boy's name?
Nuno is a boys' name.
How popular is Nuno in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nuno in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nuno in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
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