In Ontario, Canada, the usage of this name peaked in 1987 when it was given to 10 girls. It first was given to more than 5 girls a year in 1981 (7), and was last above that threshold of notability in 1995 (7).
In Ontario, Canada, usage of this name for boys peaked in 1969 when it was given to 12 boys. For girls, usage peaked in 2014 when it was given to 53 girls. The most recent rankings of the usage of this name (for more than 5 children) are 7 times for boys in 2008, and 13 times for girls in 2019.
Usage of the name Kiana peaked in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada in 1996, when it was given to 50 girls in British Columbia and 67 girls in Ontario.
In Ontario, Canada, between 1913-2019 usage of the name Mary peaked for girls in 1954, when it was given to 2776 girls. In 2019 it was given to 56 girls. For boys usage peaked in 1936 and 1939, when it was given to 13 boys in those years.
Nuha is also the name of a deity worshiped by the Northern Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia. She is associated with the sun, and is part of a trio of deities, the others being Ruda and Atarsamain. [noted -ed]