Ursa
Ursa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Roman, Slovene.
- Ancient Roman
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Ursa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ursa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Roman, Slovene.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Slovene
The Story of Ursa
American parents first put Ursa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1924, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 15 Ursas were born — ranking #7,238 that year. About 61% of every Ursa on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ursa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ursa
Ursa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Ursa's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,238. Use the chart and map above to compare Ursa'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.