Unisex name · since 1887
Ura
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 508 babies named Ura, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
508 girls have been named Ura since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ura has 508 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1955.
- #11,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 508 born since 1887
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ura ranks #11,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ura's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ura splits its recorded history at 1914: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ura popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1955
- Peak year (1917)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ura popularity over time - boys
70 total births recorded since 1886 (Ura as boys' name)
Ura by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (124 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Ura's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s
1890s
101 births
- 1900s
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 124 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ura compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ura's total volume
Ura by state
Where Ura concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
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What to do with Ura's data
- Ura's decade-level peak was the 1910s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Uras (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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 Ura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1887–1955 (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 Ura 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.