Ura
- Last seen for girls in 1955 at #5,828
- Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
- Given to girls 87.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1891 · 12 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 508since 1887
Ura over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
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| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
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| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
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| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | — | |
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| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
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| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | — | |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1887
The first year at least five girls were named Ura! It came in at #860, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1907, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Ura is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Ura in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Ura
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1955
- Biggest jump: 414 spots in 1891
- Biggest drop: 578 spots in 1900
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1891 at #796 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1893, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1887–1888
Share of babies · girls
1 in 15,457
- Highest: 1 in 15,457 girls born in 1891 were named Ura (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 391,055 girls born in 1955 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 24.4% of all girls named Ura (124) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1970
- Mostly girls until 1969, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #837 (1888) | #992 |
| 1890s | 101 | #796 (1891) | #1,031 |
| 1900s | 67 | #1,001 (1904) | #1,383 |
| 1910s | 124 | #1,421 (1910) | #2,106 |
| 1920s | 113 | #2,094 (1928) | #2,719 |
| 1930s | 49 | #2,688 (1933) | #3,283 |
| 1940s | 26 | #3,208 (1940) | #3,871 |
| 1950s | 5 | #5,828 (1955) | #5,828 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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