Unisex name · since 1972
Uganda
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Uganda, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uganda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1972.
Uganda has 46 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1979.
- #36,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uganda ranks #36,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uganda's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Uganda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Uganda splits its recorded history at 1976: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Uganda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1979
- Peak year (1973)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Uganda popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1975 (Uganda as boys' name)
Uganda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Uganda's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Uganda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uganda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Uganda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.