How Many People Are Named Urooj?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Urooj. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Urooj peaked in popularity in 1995 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Urooj 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 Urooj paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Urooj is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
7 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Urooj
Urooj is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Urooj as a female name
Ranked #15,991 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1995 (7 births)
Urooj: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Urooj span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 25 babies were registered. Urooj has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Urooj by Decade
How has Urooj 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.
Urooj + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Urooj as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Urooj: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Urooj?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Urooj 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Urooj a common name?
Urooj is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Urooj most popular?
Urooj reached peak popularity in 1995, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Urooj is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Urooj a female name?
Urooj is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Urooj Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Urooj Smith, Urooj Johnson, Urooj 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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