Ulrike
Ulrike is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Ulrike
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ulrike is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Ulrike
The earliest SSA record of Ulrike as a baby girl name dates back to 1958, when 5 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Ulrike — #5,474 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Ulrikes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1978 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 46 Ulrikes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ulrike
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ulrike. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Uli
- Ulli
Names that sound like Ulrike
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About the name Ulrike
Ulrike is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Ulrike's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #5,474. Use the chart and map above to compare Ulrike'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.