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Ursula

/ˈɝsələ/ · 100% girls · 29 born in 2025

Ursula has been given to about 14,811 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɝsələ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,163
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ursula per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1967 · 400
  • Born in 202529
  • All time14,811
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Ursula?

Its best year was 1967, when 400 babies were given the name, ranking 474th. The typical living American called Ursula is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Ursula

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zula0.67
  2. Paula0.57
  3. Lula0.57
  4. Eula0.57
  5. Isla0.53
  6. Priscilla0.51
  7. Isela0.53
  8. Priscila0.53

Middle names for Ursula

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ursula Rose0.89
  2. Ursula Louise0.89
  3. Ursula June0.88
  4. Ursula Pearl0.88
  5. Ursula Quinn0.88
  6. Ursula Nell0.88

Sibling names for Ursula

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.87
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.84
  3. Angiesister · 0.83
  4. Wadebrother · 0.83
  5. Larasister · 0.82
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.81

Where Ursula is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ursula White0.84
    2. Ursula Reyes0.84
    3. Ursula Nguyen0.84
    4. Ursula Moore0.84
    5. Ursula Lee0.84
    6. Ursula Hill0.84

    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 Ursula

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

    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.