Gender-neutral name Swahili origin Multiple tradition

Nuru

NOO-roo · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Light.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
light
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#—
2022 births17
Peak year2022
First appeared1977
Total US births46
2022 peak19771988200020112022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Nooru
In other languages
Nur

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