Ursula

URS-yuu-luh /ˈɜːsjʊlə/
girl 3 syllables steady

Ursula is an established girls' name that peaked in 1967 and has since faded.

Ursula is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,747 for girl births in the United States (and #8,234 across all names), given to 29 babies. Ursula was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 1967 (400 births).

About the name Ursula

PronunciationURS-yuu-luh /ˈɜːsjʊlə/
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#4,747U.S. rank among girls 2025
#8,234among all names 2025
29U.S. births 2025
400peak births 1967
1881first in SSA data

Names similar to Ursula

How popular is Ursula?

Girls named Ursula 29 in 2025
188119001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Ursula per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ursula total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20252929#4,747
20242525#5,282
20233939#3,906
20222525#5,294
20213434#4,235
20202828#4,747
20192323#5,603
20182929#4,762
20173333#4,376
20163030#4,726
20154141#3,756
20142424#5,620
20133030#4,745
20122727#5,246
20112626#5,348
20103232#4,601
20093939#4,009
20082424#5,944
20073838#4,124
20063030#4,801
20052626#5,107
20043434#4,167
20034747#3,184
20023131#4,175
20014444#3,194
20004444#3,164
19995252#2,699
19986666#2,187
199739—#3,099
199637—#3,233
199549—#2,586
199462—#2,187
199347—#2,637
199262—#2,188
199180—#1,806
199097—#1,576
1989106—#1,412
1988128—#1,186
1987130—#1,144
1986127—#1,140
1985131—#1,108
1984132—#1,066
1983148—#987
1982160—#937
1981170—#890
1980166—#912
1979181—#861
1978179—#834
1977217—#716
1976230—#668
1975261—#609
1974268—#592
1973297—#554
1972377—#477
1971395—#487
1970335—#555
1969384—#497
1968354—#514
1967400—#474
1966368—#488
1965355—#505
1964236—#666
1963203—#719
1962194—#741
1961182—#780
1960134—#919
1959119—#969
1958121—#940
1957109—#1,001
1956134—#867
1955144—#808
1954119—#882
195389—#1,025
195293—#981
195182—#1,030
195077—#1,052
194968—#1,103
194865—#1,115
194787—#957
194672—#996
194578—#855
194485—#832
194371—#934
194283—#843
194190—#755
194086—#751
1939108—#654
1938104—#677
1937100—#682
1936114—#619
1935115—#610
1934107—#651
1933132—#557
1932101—#674
1931104—#652
1930141—#578
1929127—#608
1928122—#641
1927131—#626
1926122—#654
1925144—#608
1924152—#609
1923181—#527
1922159—#571
1921143—#611
1920160—#567
1919142—#592
1918155—#573
1917135—#589
1916147—#550
1915144—#525
1914119—#514
191399—#511
191279—#552
191166—#514
191055—#559
190961—#482
190848—#534
190742—#571
190655—#462
190550—#484
190437—#557
190346—#477
190235—#558
190145—#447
190041—#530
189929—#576
189840—#490
189732—#528
189631—#549
189539—#470
189422—#641
189318—#710
189221—#635
189121—#587
189026—#523
188918—#619
188814—#723
188720—#510
188619—#527
188519—#499
18849—#785
18837—#814
18829—#672
18816—#821