How Many People Are Named Utah?
An estimated 162 people in the United States have the first name Utah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Utah peaked in popularity in 1921 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Utah 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 Utah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
162
About 1 in 2,115,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1921
21 births
Total Registered
382
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Utah
Utah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 382 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Utah as a male name
Ranked #9,774 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (21 births)
Utah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Utah span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 131 babies were registered. Utah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Utah by Decade
How has Utah 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.
Utah by State
Birth registrations for Utah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma. On average, about 13 Utahs were registered per state.
Utah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Utah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Utah
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Utah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Utah?
We estimate approximately 162 people named Utah 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 2,115,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Utah a common name?
Utah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 382 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Utah most popular?
Utah reached peak popularity in 1921, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Utah is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Utah a male name?
Utah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Utah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Utah Smith, Utah Johnson, Utah 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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