How Many People Are Named Ureka?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Ureka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Ureka peaked in popularity in 1974 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ureka 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 Ureka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ureka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1974
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ureka
Ureka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ureka as a female name
Ranked #12,104 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1974 (5 births)
Ureka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ureka span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 10 babies were registered. While Ureka is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ureka by Decade
How has Ureka 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.
Ureka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ureka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Ureka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ureka?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Ureka 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Ureka a common name?
Ureka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ureka most popular?
Ureka reached peak popularity in 1974, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ureka is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ureka a female name?
Ureka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ureka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ureka Smith, Ureka Johnson, Ureka 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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