Ulrica
Ulrica is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Ulrica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ulrica is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Ulrica
Ulrica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1967: 8 births, good for #4,982 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 79% of all recorded Ulricas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1979 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 61 Ulricas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ulrica
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About the name Ulrica
Ulrica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Ulrica's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #4,982. Use the chart and map above to compare Ulrica'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 .
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