US rank #10375 Unisex name Peak 2003 118 births

Ukiah — #10375 US boys' name

118 babies named Ukiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10375
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ukiah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ukiah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ukiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Ukiah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ukiah currently holds the #10375 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Ukiah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ukiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ukiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ukiah 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 118 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.

Ukiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,375

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ukiah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 20242020201820132009200520032001 6

Ukiah popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2005 (Ukiah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2005 6

Ukiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 43% of Ukiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ukiah?
118 babies have been named Ukiah since 2001. It currently ranks #10375 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Ukiah most popular?
Ukiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Ukiah a unisex name?
Yes, Ukiah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 118 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Ukiah been used?
Ukiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.

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, 2001–2024 (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.