Urszula
Urszula is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), Polish-Lithuania-Belarusian noble dramatist and writer Urszula Augustyn, Polish politician Urszula Dudziak, Polish jazz vocalist Urszula Gacek, British-born Polish member of the European Parliament Urszula Kasprzak, usually known simply as Urszula, Polish singer Urszula Kielan, retired high…
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Urszula
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Urszula is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), Polish-Lithuania-Belarusian noble dramatist and writer Urszula Augustyn, Polish politician Urszula Dudziak, Polish jazz vocalist Urszula Gacek, British-born Polish member of the European Parliament Urszula Kasprzak, usually known simply as Urszula, Polish singer Urszula Kielan, retired high…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Urszula
Urszula first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 5 Urszulas were born — ranking #7,015 that year. As of 2026, Urszula ranks #7,015 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Urszulas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Urszula
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About the name Urszula
Urszula is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Urszula's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #7,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Urszula'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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