girl's name
Ursa
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 75
Ursa is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ursa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 |
| 2010s | 12 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Ursa?
In 2025, Ursa was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ursa 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 Ursa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Ursa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ursa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ursa
How popular is the name Ursa?
In 2025, Ursa was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ursa a girl's or a boy's name?
Ursa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ursa?
Ursa has 2 syllables.
When was Ursa most popular?
Ursa peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Ursa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ursa currently ranks #10,013 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.