Girls' name · since 1952
Ulana
Ulana has 18 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Ulana since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulana recorded 18 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1963.
- #47,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulana ranks #47,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #47,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ulana's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ulana's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ulana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1963
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Ulana by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1950s was Ulana's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Ulana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ulana's data
- Ulana's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ulana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.