How Many People Are Named Ersula?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Ersula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Ersula peaked in popularity in 1975 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ersula as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ersula paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ersula is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1975
8 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ersula
Ersula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ersula as a female name
Ranked #10,864 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Ersula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ersula span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 19 babies were registered. Ersula has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ersula by Decade
How has Ersula tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ersula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ersula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ersula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ersula?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Ersula are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Ersula a common name?
Ersula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ersula most popular?
Ersula reached peak popularity in 1975, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ersula is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ersula a female name?
Ersula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ersula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ersula Smith, Ersula Johnson, Ersula Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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