Recorded 1899–2023 Girls' name Peak 2017 97 births

Ulla — girls' name

97 babies named Ulla in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2020s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ulla was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ulla in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulla

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Ulla between 1899 and 2023, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ulla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ulla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulla 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 97 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.

Ulla at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

97

Since 1899

125 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1899

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ulla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1899

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Ulla by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
19 births that decade — 20% of Ulla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulla?
97 babies have been named Ulla since 1899. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Ulla most popular?
Ulla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Ulla been used?
Ulla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 125 years of data through 2023.
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.

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, 1899–2023 (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.