Nuh is a distinctive choice, ranked #924 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Nuh in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#924
About the Name Nuh
Nuh is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 26 places over five years. Its high point was #719 in 2023, and it now sits at #924. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Nuh is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nuh
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Nuh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nuh in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nuh has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 26 places in the last five years. Its peak was #719 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Nuh is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Nuh include: Mubaarak Nuh — Mubaarak Mohamud Nuh is a Somali footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Olympic.; Mohammad Nuh — Mohammad Nuh is an Indonesian former politician.; Nuh Omar — Nuh Omar is a director and screenwriter, originally from Pakistan..
Nuh does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Nuhs in the wild.
34
UK babies named Nuh (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 26 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nuh
Likely around 1 other Nuh in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Nuh
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohammad Nuh is an Indonesian former politician. He is a former Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Nuh Ibrahim (Arabic: نوح ابراهيم), sometimes referred to as "the popular poet of the 1936 revolution" and "student of Qassam", was a Palestinian folk poet, a singer, a composer, and a fighter. He was born in Haifa in British Mandate Palestine.