Girls' name · since 1965
Ulrica
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Ulrica, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Ulrica since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulrica recorded 61 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1979.
- #32,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulrica ranks #32,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ulrica's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulrica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ulrica splits its recorded history at 1974: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ulrica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1979
- Peak year (1967)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1979.
61 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1967 with 8 births in a single year.
Ulrica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 79% of the file).
1970s was Ulrica's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Ulrica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (79% of all-time use).
Ulrica decade highlights
- Peak decade 48 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulrica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1965–1979 (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 Ulrica 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.
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