How Many People Are Named Ursala?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Ursala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Ursala peaked in popularity in 1968 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ursala 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 Ursala paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ursala is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1968
9 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ursala
Ursala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ursala as a female name
Ranked #12,306 in 1989
6 female births in 1989
Peak: 1968 (9 births)
Ursala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ursala span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 53 babies were registered. Ursala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ursala by Decade
How has Ursala 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.
Ursala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ursala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ursala
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Ursala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ursala?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Ursala 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 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Ursala a common name?
Ursala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ursala most popular?
Ursala reached peak popularity in 1968, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ursala is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ursala a female name?
Ursala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ursala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ursala Smith, Ursala Johnson, Ursala 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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