Ula
Ula is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Slovene.
- Polish
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Ula
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ula is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Slovene.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Slovene
The Story of Ula
Ula first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 56 births, good for #1,031 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Ulas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Ulas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ula
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ula. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Urša
- Urška
- Uršula
- Urszula
Names that sound like Ula
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About the name Ula
Ula is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ula's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Ula's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.