Given name
Utica
“from the ancient city”
Utica is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “from the ancient city:.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “from the ancient city:.”
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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Utica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 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 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Utica’s family of names
Utica has a related form in Uticah. Utica has a related form in Uticka. Utica has a related form in Utickalt.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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