The baby name Ural is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': 'YUR-uhl (ˈjʊrəl)', 'turkish': 'oo-RAHL (uˈɾal)'}.
Ural is Russian in Origin.
The baby name Ural is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': 'YUR-uhl (ˈjʊrəl)', 'turkish': 'oo-RAHL (uˈɾal)'}.
Ural is Russian in Origin.
Ural is a masculine given name of Turkic origin, shared across Bashkir, Tatar, and Turkish, taken from the name of the Ural Mountains. Its etymology is widely linked to Turkic words for "belt" or "girdle," sometimes glossed as "stone belt," while alternative proposals connect it to Finno-Ugric terms for "mountain" or "upland." As a personal name, Ural suggests steadfastness, endurance, and the idea of a border or backbone of the land.
Use recorded in the early 20th century among Bashkir and Tatar communities and expanded in the Soviet period; it is still encountered in Turkey, the Volga-Ural region, and Central Asia. In Cyrillic, it appears as Урал. Regional compounds and related variants include Uralbek, Uralbay, and Uralhan; diminutives are uncommon. Beyond the Eurasian heartland the name remains rare but accessible, carrying a compact, international sound for parents seeking a strong, place-rooted choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #278 | 12 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #371 | 136 | 12,621 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #374 | 13 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #564 | 13 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TR | 0 | #848 | 402 | 19,440 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,596 | 19 | 28,008 |
Ural is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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