Total births
51
Girls' name · since 2000
Urja
51 babies named Urja in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 2000–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
Urja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Urja recorded 51 times among girls since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2022.
- 51 total births
- 2000–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
51 girls have been named Urja since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 51
- total births
- 2000–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Urja was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Urja in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Urja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Urja splits its recorded history at 2005: 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 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Urja at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Urja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2022
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Urja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Urja's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Urja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Urja? ▼
Urja has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Urja most popular? ▼
Urja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Urja been used? ▼
Records for Urja go back to 2000, giving 23 years of history through 2022.
What to do with Urja's data
- Urja's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- 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.
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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, 2000–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Urja: Baby Name Since 2000 - 51 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/urja. 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 Urja 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.