Recorded 1958–1978 Girls' name Peak 1964 46 births

Ulrike — girls' name

46 babies named Ulrike in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s241970s11
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ulrike was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ulrike in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulrike

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Ulrike between 1958 and 1978, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ulrike currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulrike performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ulrike shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulrike 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 46 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.

Ulrike at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

46

Since 1958

21 years of records

Peak year

1964

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1958

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1978

Ulrike popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1958

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Ulrike by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 52% of Ulrike's all-time total
1950s111960s241970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulrike?
46 babies have been named Ulrike since 1958. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1964 with 7 births.
When was Ulrike most popular?
Ulrike was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Ulrike been used?
Ulrike has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 21 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Ulrike?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulrica, Ulrika. 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, 1958–1978 (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.