Given name
Ukiah
“from the deep valley”
Ukiah is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the deep valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the deep valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ukiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 128 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,205 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,205 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 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.
Ukiah’s family of names
Ukiah has a related form in Ukia. Ukiah has a related form in Ukya. Ukiah has a related form in Ukyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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