Given name & surname
Urena
“a father's pride”
Urena is a variant of Urenna. One African interpretation is “a father's pride.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Urena is a variant of Urenna. One African interpretation is “a father's pride.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Urena is a variant of Urenna. An origin associated with Urenna is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Urena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 5 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 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,837 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Urena’s family of names
Urena has a related form in Urenna. In English usage, Urena as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Ureña.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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