Ourania
Ourania is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Greek.
- Greek Mythology
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Ourania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ourania is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Greek
The Story of Ourania
Ourania first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 12 Ouranias were born — ranking #4,905 that year. As of 2026, Ourania ranks #14,326 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 112 Ouranias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ourania
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About the name Ourania
Ourania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Ourania's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #4,905. Use the chart and map above to compare Ourania's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.