How Many People Are Named Ursela?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Ursela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Ursela peaked in popularity in 1969 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ursela 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 Ursela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ursela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1969
7 births
Total Registered
35
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ursela
Ursela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ursela as a female name
Ranked #15,163 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1969 (7 births)
Ursela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ursela span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 18 babies were registered. Ursela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ursela by Decade
How has Ursela 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.
Ursela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ursela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ursela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ursela?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Ursela 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Ursela a common name?
Ursela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ursela most popular?
Ursela reached peak popularity in 1969, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ursela is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ursela a female name?
Ursela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ursela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ursela Smith, Ursela Johnson, Ursela 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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