How Many People Are Named Ulla?
An estimated 65 people in the United States have the first name Ulla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ulla peaked in popularity in 2017 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ulla 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 Ulla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ulla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
65
About 1 in 5,273,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2017
7 births
Total Registered
97
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ulla
Ulla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 97 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ulla as a female name
Ranked #15,026 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (7 births)
Ulla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ulla span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 19 babies were registered. Ulla remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ulla by Decade
How has Ulla 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.
Ulla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ulla
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Ulla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulla?
We estimate approximately 65 people named Ulla 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 5,273,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Ulla a common name?
Ulla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ulla most popular?
Ulla reached peak popularity in 2017, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ulla is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ulla a female name?
Ulla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ulla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ulla Smith, Ulla Johnson, Ulla 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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