girl's name

Ursule

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,316

Ursule is a girl's name. In 1900 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ursule is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1943, when 120 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Ursule over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

640
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '00
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Births named Ursule by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 640
1910s 375
1920s 330
1930s 270
1940s 430
1950s 165
1960s 55
1970s 20
1980s 10
2000s (to 2006) 15

How popular is Ursule?

In 2006, Ursule was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ursule is used

United States #1,899 6 in 1900
France #6,344 5 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ursule

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ursule also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ursule over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ursule

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ursule — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ursule

How popular is the name Ursule?

In 2006, Ursule was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ursule a girl's or a boy's name?

Ursule is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ursule most popular?

Ursule peaked in 1943, when 120 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.