Ursula
Ursula was the 4747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1967 (400). Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Ursula in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,747 girls, unchanged since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1967400 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,811babies recorded
Ursula popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,747 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,747 | 28 |
| 2010 | #4,601 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,164 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,576 | 97 |
| 1980 | #912 | 166 |
| 1970 | #555 | 335 |
| 1960 | #919 | 134 |
| 1950 | #1,052 | 77 |
| 1940 | #751 | 86 |
| 1930 | #578 | 141 |
| 1920 | #567 | 160 |
| 1910 | #559 | 55 |
| 1900 | #530 | 41 |
| 1890 | #523 | 26 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ursula, counting every spelling?
Ursula has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ursula?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ursula (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ursula born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ursula.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ursula?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Ursula are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 44 and 62. That makes Ursula mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ursula by state
How common Ursula was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ursula: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ursula, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ursula
How popular is the name Ursula?
Ursula was the 4747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1967 (400). Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Ursula in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Ursula a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ursula in the US.
Where is Ursula most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ursula was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.