How Many People Are Named Ukiah?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Ukiah. It is predominantly male (95.2%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Ukiah peaked in popularity in 2003 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ukiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ukiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.2% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2003
14 births
Total Registered
124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ukiah
Ukiah is predominantly male (95.2%), though 6 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ukiah as a male name
Ranked #10,791 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (14 births)
Ukiah as a female name
Ranked #16,340 in 2005
6 female births in 2005
Peak: 2005 (6 births)
Ukiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ukiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 57 babies were registered. While Ukiah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ukiah by Decade
How has Ukiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ukiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ukiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ukiah
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Ukiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ukiah?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Ukiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Ukiah a common name?
Ukiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ukiah most popular?
Ukiah reached peak popularity in 2003, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ukiah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ukiah a male name?
Ukiah is predominantly male. 95.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ukiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ukiah Smith, Ukiah Johnson, Ukiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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