US rank #12395 Boys' name Peak 2021 506 births

Ulric — #12395 US boys' name

506 babies named Ulric in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s791930s231940s121950s151960s201970s651980s431990s372000s372010s952020s35
#12395
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Ulric was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ulric in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulric

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Ulric between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulric currently holds the #12395 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ulric shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ulric in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulric 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 506 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.

Ulric at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

506

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,395

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ulric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
05101520 202420142001198219711942192419141912 5

Ulric by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 19% of Ulric's all-time total
1910s451920s791930s231940s121950s151960s201970s651980s431990s372000s372010s952020s35

Ulric by state

Where Ulric concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ulric
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.2%
New York share of Ulric's total US births 1.2%

6 of 506 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulric?
506 babies have been named Ulric since 1912. It currently ranks #12395 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Ulric most popular?
Ulric was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Ulric most popular?
The top states for the name Ulric are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Ulric been used?
Ulric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ulric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulrich, Ulrick, Ulrik. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–2024 (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.