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Ulla

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Ulla has been given to about 105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 78
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ulla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 8
  • Born in 20258
  • All time105

How popular is Ulla?

Its best year was 2025, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 11851st. The typical living American called Ulla is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Ulla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lula0.76
  2. Zula0.76
  3. Eula0.71
  4. Ella0.69
  5. Willa0.71
  6. Luella0.66
  7. Una0.66
  8. Ola0.64

Middle names for Ulla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ulla Josephine0.84
  2. Ulla Rose0.83
  3. Ulla Louise0.83
  4. Ulla June0.82
  5. Ulla Pearl0.82
  6. Ulla Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ulla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.68
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.67
  3. Rynleesister · 0.67
  4. Matheobrother · 0.67
  5. Oziasbrother · 0.67
  6. Alarasister · 0.66

Where Ulla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ulla White0.78
    2. Ulla Reyes0.78
    3. Ulla Nguyen0.78
    4. Ulla Moore0.78
    5. Ulla Lee0.78
    6. Ulla Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ulla

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.