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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.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Russian
Pronunciation: {'english': 'YUR-uhl (ˈjʊrəl)', 'turkish': 'oo-RAHL (uˈɾal)'}

What is the meaning of the name Ural ?

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.

Ural has the following similar or variant Names

Ural – Popularity by country

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:

AE
AF
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AZ
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People also ask about Ural

Ural is predominantly a boy's name.
Ural is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'english': 'YUR-uhl (ˈjʊrəl)', 'turkish': 'oo-RAHL (uˈɾal)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ural, Урал (Cyrillic), Ұрал (Kazakh) and Uralov (surname/derived).
Ural is a name of Russian origin, traditionally used in Russia. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Russia and its diaspora communities.