Recorded 1915–1957 Unisex name Peak 1915 16 births

Ursel — unisex name

16 babies named Ursel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111950s5
1910s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Ursel was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ursel in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ursel

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ursel between 1915 and 1957, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ursel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Ursel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ursel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ursel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ursel 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 16 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.

Ursel at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

16

Since 1915

43 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1915

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1957

Ursel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1915

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.5 195719181915 6

Ursel popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1917 (Ursel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1917 5

Ursel by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 69% of Ursel's all-time total
1910s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ursel?
16 babies have been named Ursel since 1915. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Ursel most popular?
Ursel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Is Ursel a unisex name?
Yes, Ursel is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 16 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ursel been used?
Ursel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 43 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Ursel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ursula, Ursala, Ursa, Ursela, 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, 1915–1957 (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.