Ursula

Girl name

Ursula has been given to 14,811 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1967.

Meaning & origin /ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/

API From Latin Ursula, the name of a fourth century saint. Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Arcady.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,811

Peak year

1967 (400 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -29%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ursula.

14,856 babies since 1919

14,874 babies since 1916

14,684 babies since 1933

14,522 babies since 1943

15,226 babies since 1902

14,334 babies since 1928

14,174 babies since 1925

14,140 babies since 1932

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