Fun Facts About the Name Urania
- 213 babies named Urania: U.S. records list 213 babies given the name Urania from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Urania Mean?
Urania is a Greek name meaning "heavenly" or "of heaven." It comes from the Greek Ourania (Οὐρανία), the feminine form of ouranios ("heavenly"), which is derived from ouranos ("sky" or "heaven"). Latin adopted the name as Urania, and that is the form used in English.
Urania Name History & Origins
In Greek mythology, Ourania was one of the nine Muses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and she was associated with astronomy. The name passed into Latin as Urania and then into modern European languages, including English. It has been used as a female given name in Greek-speaking regions in the form Ουρανία and in English and other European languages as Urania. In English literature, Urania is the muse invoked by John Milton at the beginning of Book VII of Paradise Lost; this is a literary use of the classical figure, not evidence for the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Urania?
Urania has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1926. Its best rank was #1,524 in 1891.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #17,406 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #17,956 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #15,665 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,556 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #10,438 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #11,365 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,641 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,451 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #9,063 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #7,621 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #11,261 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #9,232 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #6,461 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #6,237 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #8,382 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,240 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #7,349 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,800 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,967 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #7,749 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,476 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #6,975 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1933 | #4,809 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,467 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,636 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #5,546 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,251 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #5,724 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #5,801 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #4,768 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,686 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1891 | #1,524 | 5 | 0.0027% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Urania Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have talent, charm and luck. You can succeed in art and in any educational occupation. You attract peculiar experiences. Your power and protection lies in spiritual side of life. You are an enthusiastic collector and you will be tenacious in holding onto the things you accumulate. You have a good memory and should make an effort to have a positive attitude. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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