Will my child share the name Nuh with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 55 UK babies named Nuh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nuh in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Nuh becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Nuh is at its highest recorded position — #658 in 2025, with 55 births. In 2020 it ranked #898.

Is Nuh a good choice for a distinctive 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.

Who are some famous people named Nuh?

Notable people named Nuh include: Mubaarak Nuh, Mohammad Nuh and Nuh Omar.

Is Nuh a popular baby name in the United States?

Nuh does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Nuh is a distinctive choice, ranked #658 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Nuh in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#658

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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nuh in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Nuh

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 al-Qudah — Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudah was a Jordanian Muslim scholar and the Grand Mufti of Jordan from 2007 to 2010.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Nuh

UK babies named Nuh (2025)

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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

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Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nuh

Almost certainly the only Nuh in the class

UK Popularity (2001–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Nuh

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Mubaarak Nuhb. 2002

Mubaarak Mohamud Nuh is a Somali footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Olympic.

Mohammad Nuh1959

Mohammad Nuh is an Indonesian former politician.

Nuh al-Qudah

Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudah was a Jordanian Muslim scholar and the Grand Mufti of Jordan from 2007 to 2010.

Nuh Ibrahim

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.

Nuh Omar

Nuh Omar is a director and screenwriter, originally from Pakistan.

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