Recorded 1969–1972 Girls' name Peak 1969 10 births

Ursulla — girls' name

10 babies named Ursulla in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ursulla was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ursulla in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ursulla

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ursulla between 1969 and 1972, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ursulla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ursulla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ursulla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ursulla 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 10 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.

Ursulla at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

10

Since 1969

4 years of records

Peak year

1969

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1969

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1972

Ursulla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1969

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1969)
5
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5 19721969 5

Ursulla by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ursulla's all-time total
1960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ursulla?
10 babies have been named Ursulla since 1969. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1969 with 5 births.
When was Ursulla most popular?
Ursulla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Ursulla been used?
Ursulla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 4 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Ursulla?
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, 1969–1972 (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.