Urian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOOR-ee-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Urian is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “privileged birth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Urian mean?
Welsh: variant of Welsh Urien
“privileged birth”
Urien was a sixth-century king of Rheged who became King Urien of Gore in Arthurian legend.
Is Urian a girl's or a boy's name?
Urian is a boys' name.
How popular is Urian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Urian in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Urian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Urian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan Keegan Killian Darian Kian Morgan Cristian Brayden Logan Brennan Devin Dorian
Names related to Urian
More Welsh names
Owen Winnie Maddox Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith Brynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Urian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/urian, updated 20 October 2026.