Ursula Name Popularity

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How popular is Ursula?

Ranking 4,734th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Ursula is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Ursula has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #447 was reached in 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1967 with 400 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ursula in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ursula occurred roughly during the years 1887-1890, 1892-1895, 1907-1915, 1957-1965, 1995-1998, and 2012-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1975-1978, 1987-1993, and 1998-2002.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Ursula be?

For a number of years, the name Ursula has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Ursula has remained about the same.

The name Ursula is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Ursula has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ursula (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		29	4,734
2017		33	4,365
2016		30	4,714
2015		41	3,744
2014		24	5,610
2013		30	4,733
2012		27	5,238
2011		26	5,341
2010		32	4,596
2009		39	4,006
2008		24	5,937
2007		38	4,123
2006		30	4,798
2005		26	5,103
2004		34	4,164
2003		47	3,184
2002		31	4,173
2001		44	3,191
2000		44	3,161
1999		52	2,698
1998		66	2,187
1997		39	3,099
1996		37	3,230
1995		49	2,583
1994		62	2,187
1993		47	2,636
1992		63	2,155
1991		80	1,805
1990		96	1,585
1989		106	1,412
1988		128	1,187
1987		130	1,144
1986		127	1,140
1985		131	1,107
1984		132	1,066
1983		148	987
1982		160	937
1981		170	890
1980		166	912
1979		181	862
1978		179	833
1977		217	716
1976		230	667
1975		261	609
1974		268	591
1973		297	554
1972		376	478
1971		395	489
1970		335	555
1969		384	496
1968		354	514
1967		400	475
1966		367	489
1965		355	505
1964		236	666
1963		203	718
1962		193	744
1961		182	780
1960		134	919
1959		119	968
1958		121	941
1957		109	1,002
1956		134	865
1955		144	808
1954		119	882
1953		89	1,025
1952		93	981
1951		82	1,030
1950		77	1,051
1949		68	1,102
1948		65	1,115
1947		87	957
1946		72	996
1945		78	855
1944		85	832
1943		71	934
1942		83	843
1941		90	756
1940		86	751
1939		108	655
1938		104	677
1937		100	681
1936		114	619
1935		115	609
1934		107	651
1933		132	557
1932		101	674
1931		104	652
1930		141	578
1929		127	609
1928		122	641
1927		131	626
1926		122	654
1925		144	608
1924		152	609
1923		181	527
1922		159	571
1921		143	611
1920		160	567
1919		142	592
1918		155	573
1917		135	589
1916		147	550
1915		144	525
1914		119	514
1913		99	511
1912		79	552
1911		66	514
1910		55	559
1909		61	482
1908		48	534
1907		42	571
1906		55	462
1905		50	484
1904		37	557
1903		46	477
1902		35	558
1901		45	447
1900		41	530
1899		29	576
1898		40	490
1897		32	528
1896		31	549
1895		39	470
1894		22	641
1893		18	710
1892		21	635
1891		21	587
1890		26	523
1889		18	619
1888		14	723
1887		20	510
1886		19	527
1885		19	499
1884		9	785
1883		7	814
1882		9	672
1881		6	821
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.