Girls' name · since 1909
Uva
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Uva, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Uva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 176 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uva has been recorded 176 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1936.
- #21,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uva ranks #21,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Uva's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Uva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Uva splits its recorded history at 1923: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Uva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1936
- Peak year (1917)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Uva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Uva's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Uva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Uva's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 1930s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Uva
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uva: 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 (~27 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, 1909–1936 (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 Uva 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.