Girls' name · since 1903
Ulma
17 babies named Ulma in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1903. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #48,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Ulma recorded 17 times among girls since 1903, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1925.
- #48,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulma ranks #48,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulma's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ulma's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1903 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ulma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1925
- Peak year (1903)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ulma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).
1920s was Ulma's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ulma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ulma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1903)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1903–1925 (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 Ulma 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.