Total births
19
Girls' name · since 1970
Urica
Urica has 19 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 19
- total births
- 1970–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
19 girls have been named Urica since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Urica has 19 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1981.
- 19 total births
- 1970–1981 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 girls have been named Urica since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.
- 19
- total births
- 1970–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Urica was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
9 babies were named Urica in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Urica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Urica's full recorded timeline at 1971, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Urica at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Urica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1981
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Urica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Urica's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Urica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Urica? ▼
19 babies have been named Urica since 1970. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Urica most popular? ▼
Urica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Urica been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Urica since 1970 -- 12 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Urica? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uriah, Uriel, Uriyah, Uri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Urica's data
- Urica's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Urica
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Urica
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Uriyah Girl
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Uri Girl
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Urijah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1970–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Urica: Baby Name Since 1970 - 19 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/urica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Urica 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 June 2026.