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Utah

/ˈjutɔ/ · 100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Utah has been given to about 392 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈjutɔ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 202
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Utah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 21
  • Born in 20259
  • All time392

How popular is Utah?

Its best year was 1921, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 1760th. The typical living American called Utah is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Utah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Judah0.70
  2. Uriah0.65
  3. Noah0.55
  4. Abdullah0.51
  5. Micah0.47
  6. Jonah0.47
  7. Mikah0.47
  8. Dakotah0.47

Middle names for Utah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Utah John0.77
  2. Utah Lee0.77
  3. Utah Dean0.76
  4. Utah Bryce0.76
  5. Utah Ross0.76
  6. Utah Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Utah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.69
  2. Juniorbrother · 0.69
  3. Mavissister · 0.68
  4. Winonasister · 0.68
  5. Forestbrother · 0.64
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.63

Where Utah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Utah Anderson0.74
    2. Utah White0.72
    3. Utah Reyes0.72
    4. Utah Nguyen0.72
    5. Utah Moore0.72
    6. Utah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Utah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.