Given name
Ourania
“a heavenly woman”
Ourania is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ourania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 122
- 0 boys · 122 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,660 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,660 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 388 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ourania’s family of names
Ourania has a related form in Ouranea. Ourania has a related form in Ouraneah. Ourania has a related form in Ouraniah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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