girl's name
Ulla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 133
Ulla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1899.
Ulla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 27 |
How popular is Ulla?
In 2025, Ulla was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ulla is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ulla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Ulla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ulla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ulla
How popular is the name Ulla?
In 2025, Ulla was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ulla a girl's or a boy's name?
Ulla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ulla most popular?
Ulla peaked in 2025, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ulla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ulla currently ranks #11,500 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.