Recorded 1965–1965 Boys' name Peak 1965 5 births

Ulf — boys' name

5 babies named Ulf in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s5
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ulf was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ulf in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulf

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Ulf between 1965 and 1965, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulf currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulf performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ulf at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

5

Since 1965

1 years of records

Peak year

1965

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1965

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1965

Ulf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1965

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1965)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1965 5

Ulf by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 100% of Ulf's all-time total
1960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulf?
5 babies have been named Ulf since 1965. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1965 with 5 births.
When was Ulf most popular?
Ulf was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Ulf been used?
Ulf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 1 years of data through 1965.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.