Ute
Feminine diminutive form of Germanic names containing the element "aud" meaning wealth or fortune.
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Ute. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ute today is around 61 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ute births was 1963 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ute. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ute. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1963
8 babies that year
Average age
61
years old
1967 SSA rank
#6,761
Tracked since 1960
Popularity
Ute: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ute by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ute during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ute
The name Ute has its origins in the Old German language, derived from the Germanic word "út" meaning "out" or "from." It was initially used as a shorthand for names containing this root, such as Uta or Utine. The earliest recorded examples of the name Ute date back to the 9th century AD in various Germanic regions of Europe.
In medieval times, the name Ute was particularly popular among the nobility and ruling classes in parts of modern-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It gained prominence in the 11th century, with notable bearers including Ute von Naumburg, a German noblewoman and benefactor who lived from around 1000 to 1046 AD.
The name Ute also has historical references in religious texts and records. One noteworthy example is Uta von Ballenstedt, a German abbess who lived from around 1000 to 1046 AD and is mentioned in various monastic chronicles of the time.
Moving forward in history, the name Ute continued to be used across various Germanic regions. In the 16th century, Ute Salzberger, a German noblewoman and landowner, was a prominent figure in the region of Franconia.
Another notable bearer of the name was Ute Bock, a German writer and poet who lived from 1942 to 2018. Her works, which explored themes of identity and belonging, gained widespread critical acclaim.
Ute Geweniger, born in 1964, is a contemporary German artist and sculptor known for her large-scale public installations and explorations of form and space.
While the name Ute has its roots in Germanic languages, it has also been adopted and used in other cultures and regions over time, though its historical significance remains closely tied to its Germanic origins.
People
Ute + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ute as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with U
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ute: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ute?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ute going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Ute a common name?
We classify Ute as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 30 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ute most popular?
The single biggest year for Ute was 1963, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ute is about 61 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Ute a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ute in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.