Ursula is a girl's name of German origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 25 girls in the United States.
Ursula belongs to the German tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Ursula first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #447 in 1901, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 14,782 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Ursula is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its German origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Ursula is a girl name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Ursula comes from the German tradition.
Ursula first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #447 in 1901, and 25 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ursula is pronounced /ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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