Given name
Uganda
“from the country in Africa”
Uganda is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “from the country in Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “from the country in Africa.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Uganda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 12 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1973.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Uganda’s family of names
Uganda has a related form in Ugandah. Uganda has a related form in Ugaunda. Uganda has a related form in Ugaundah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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