Recorded 1965–1989 Girls' name Peak 1968 92 births

Ursala — girls' name

92 babies named Ursala in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s531980s12
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Ursala was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ursala in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ursala

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Ursala between 1965 and 1989, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ursala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ursala performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ursala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ursala 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 92 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.

Ursala at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

92

Since 1965

25 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1965

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1989

Ursala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1965

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 19891978197519731971196919671965 6

Ursala by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 58% of Ursala's all-time total
1960s271970s531980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ursala?
92 babies have been named Ursala since 1965. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Ursala most popular?
Ursala was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Ursala been used?
Ursala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 25 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Ursala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ursula, Ursa, Ursela, Ursuline, and 4 more. 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, 1965–1989 (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.