Unisex name · since 1970
Uhuru
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Uhuru, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uhuru sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Uhuru recorded 28 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1973.
- #26,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uhuru ranks #26,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Uhuru's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Uhuru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Uhuru's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Uhuru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1973
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Uhuru popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1972 (Uhuru as girls' name)
Uhuru by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Uhuru's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Uhuru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 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 Uhuru: 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 (~3 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, 1970–1973 (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 Uhuru 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.