Ursula Girl
How popular is Ursula?
#4,660 girl name in 2025
29 baby girls were named Ursula in the US in 2025, making it the 4660th most popular girl name.
9,634living people named Ursula (est.)
55median age of people named Ursula
14,811babies named Ursula since 1880
1 in 114,322US babies born in 2025
Ursula popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,660 for girls (▲ 485 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 29 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,704 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1967 (400 girls) |
| Highest rank | #441 in 1901 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ursula is most popular
Babies named Ursula per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Ursula by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | #484 |
| 1890s | 279 | #465 |
| 1900s | 460 | #441 |
| 1910s | 1,141 | #511 |
| 1920s | 1,441 | #524 |
| 1930s | 1,126 | #553 |
| 1940s | 785 | #741 |
| 1950s | 1,087 | #803 |
| 1960s | 2,810 | #474 |
| 1970s | 2,740 | #476 |
| 1980s | 1,398 | #889 |
| 1990s | 591 | #1,564 |
| 2000s | 357 | #3,117 |
| 2010s | 295 | #3,704 |
| 2020s | 180 | #3,831 |
Girl names about as popular as Ursula
Questions
- Is Ursula a boy or girl name?
- Ursula is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ursula were girls.
- How popular is the name Ursula?
- 29 baby girls were named Ursula in the US in 2025, making it the 4660th most popular girl name.
- When was Ursula most popular?
- Ursula peaked in 1967, when 400 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #441 in 1901.
- How many people are named Ursula?
- 14,811 babies have been named Ursula in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,634 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Ursula most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ursula was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.