Ura
The Story of Ura
As a girl name
Ura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1887, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 17 births, good for #1,996 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Uras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1955 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 508 Uras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 8 births, good for #2,829 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Uras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 70 Uras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ura
Ura is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Ura's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Ura'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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