Total births
105
Girls' name · since 1899
Ulla
105 babies named Ulla in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 105
- total births
- 1899–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
105 girls have been named Ulla since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulla recorded 105 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- 105 total births
- 1899–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
105 girls have been named Ulla since 1899, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 105
- total births
- 1899–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Ulla was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ulla in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Ulla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ulla's full recorded timeline at 1971, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ulla at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Ulla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Ulla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ulla's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ulla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ulla? ▼
Since 1899, Social Security records show 105 babies named Ulla. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 8 births.
When was Ulla most popular? ▼
Ulla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Ulla been used? ▼
Records for Ulla go back to 1899, giving 127 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ulla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ullanda. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1899–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ulla: Baby Name Since 1899 - 105 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ulla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ulla 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 June 2026.