Is Ura a boy or girl name?

Ura is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 578 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.9% were girls and 12.1% were boys.

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Ura

Recorded 1886–1992 · United States

Ura was most popular in 1916, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,975 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 578 people named Ura.

Ura over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ura’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ura a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ura is mostly a girl’s name — 87.9% of the 578 Americans given it were girls and 12.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org