Uhura
Nyota Uhura, or simply Uhura, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films.
Meaning & Origin of Uhura
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nyota Uhura, or simply Uhura, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films.
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The Story of Uhura
American parents first put Uhura on the record books as a baby girl name in 1971, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 8 Uhuras were born — ranking #6,007 that year. Uhura last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Uhura
Uhura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Uhura's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #6,007. Use the chart and map above to compare Uhura'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 .
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