How Many People Are Named Ursula?
An estimated 8,823 people in the United States have the first name Ursula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Ursula peaked in popularity in 1967 with 400 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ursula 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 Ursula paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,823
About 1 in 38,848 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1967
400 births
Total Registered
14,782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ursula
Ursula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ursula as a female name
Ranked #5,266 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (400 births)
Ursula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ursula span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,810 babies were registered. Ursula has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ursula by Decade
How has Ursula 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.
Ursula by State
Birth registrations for Ursula span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Kansas, Arkansas. On average, about 276 Ursulas were registered per state.
Ursula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ursula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ursula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ursula?
We estimate approximately 8,823 people named Ursula 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 38,848 Americans share this first name.
Is Ursula a common name?
Ursula is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ursula most popular?
Ursula reached peak popularity in 1967, when 400 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ursula is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ursula a female name?
Ursula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ursula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ursula Smith, Ursula Johnson, Ursula 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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