Ural
Ural is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bashkir, Turkish.
- Bashkir
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Ural
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ural is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bashkir, Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bashkir
- Turkish
The Story of Ural
The earliest SSA record of Ural as a baby boy name dates back to 1896, when 6 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Ural — #1,692 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Urals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1970 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 407 Urals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ural
Ural is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 407 births in the dataset. Ural's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,692. Use the chart and map above to compare Ural'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.