Recorded 1963–2016 Girls' name Peak 1976 112 births

Ourania — girls' name

112 babies named Ourania in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s531980s71990s172000s72010s16
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ourania was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ourania in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ourania

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Ourania between 1963 and 2016, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ourania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ourania performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ourania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ourania in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ourania at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

112

Since 1963

54 years of records

Peak year

1976

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1963

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ourania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1963

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1976)
12
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 2016200419911976197319671963 5

Ourania by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 47% of Ourania's all-time total
1960s121970s531980s71990s172000s72010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ourania?
112 babies have been named Ourania since 1963. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1976 with 12 births.
When was Ourania most popular?
Ourania was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Ourania been used?
Ourania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 54 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ourania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ourtney. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.