Boys' name · since 1914
Ulrich
Ulrich has 500 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
500 babies have been named Ulrich since 1914, making it today's #5419 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulrich recorded 500 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #5419 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,419 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 500 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulrich ranks #7,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,419 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 500 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ulrich's 500 recorded births place it above 82.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ulrich compares
500 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ulrich's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ulrich | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ulrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ulrich's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ulrich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ulrich by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Ulrich's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ulrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ulrich compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ulrich's total volume
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What to do with Ulrich's data
- Ulrich's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Ulrich 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.