Boys' name · since 1970

Urian

289 babies named Urian in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,804 of 45,481
all-time among boys
289
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade

Urian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 289 have been recorded since 1970.

Urian has 289 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.

  • #10,804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 289 born since 1970
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Urian ranks #10,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.

#10,804 of 45,481
all-time among boys
289
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Urian's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Urian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Urian's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Urian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
05101520 19701981198919941999200420192024 6

Urian by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 37% of the file).

1990s was Urian's strongest decade.

108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Urian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Urian by state

Where Urian concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Urian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.5%
California share of Urian's total US births 3.5%

10 of 289 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Urian?
Since 1970, Social Security records show 289 babies named Urian. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,804 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 15 births.
Where does Urian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Urian ranks #10,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Urian most popular?
Urian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Urian most popular?
The top states for the name Urian are California (10 births).
How long has the name Urian been used?
The SSA has tracked Urian since 1970 -- 55 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Urian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uriel, Uriah, Urijah, Uri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Urian's data

  • Urian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Urians (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Urian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Urian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2024 (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 Urian 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.