UK boy's name
Owura
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Owura is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Owura popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3315, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 5 births.
This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2009 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Owura is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 8 living people in the UK are called Owura. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Owura ranked #3315 for boys in England and Wales in 2013, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 5 boys were registered as Owura.
- • About 8 living people in the UK are estimated to have Owura as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3315
2013
Births in 2013
5
Latest year
Peak year
2013
5 births
Estimated living
8
2026
Popularity
Owura over time
The chart below shows babies named Owura registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Owura, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2013, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Owura by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Owura was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3315 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Owura
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Owura: questions and answers
How popular is the name Owura in the UK right now?
In 2013, Owura was ranked #3315 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Owura most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 5 babies registered as Owura in England and Wales.
How many people are called Owura in the UK?
A total of 8 babies have been registered as Owura across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.