Throughout the world, อุรักษ์ (อุรักษ์ 
) is a very rare mostly feminine, but infrequently boy's first name. The first name อุรักษ์ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare mostly female, but infrequently male name. Very seldom, อุรักษ์ is the last name as well as the forename.