Girls' name · since 1971
Uhura
Uhura has 32 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uhura is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uhura has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1978.
- #40,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uhura ranks #40,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uhura's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Uhura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Uhura's full recorded timeline at 1976, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Uhura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1978
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Uhura by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (32 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Uhura's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Uhura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 32 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nearby Names Like Uhura
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Uhura
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uhura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
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, 1971–1978 (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 Uhura 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.