Given name
Ulrika
“wolf ruler; ruler of all”
Ulrika is a variant of Ulrica. In German use, Ulrica carries the interpretation “wolf ruler; ruler of all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ulrika is a variant of Ulrica. In German use, Ulrica carries the interpretation “wolf ruler; ruler of all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ulrika connects to the Ulric name family through Ulrica. An origin associated with Ulric is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Ulrika developed from Ulrike. In Swedish usage, Ulrika is a feminine form of Ulrik.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulrika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 0 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 200 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ulrika’s family of names
Ulrika has an affectionate form in Ulla. In Estonian usage, Ulrika developed from the German form Ulrike. Ulrika has a related form in Ulrica.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ulrika has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ulrika
- Ulrika Eleonora of Swedenqueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720 (1688–1741)
- Ulrika Eleonora of Denmarkqueen consort of Sweden (1656–1693)
- Ulrika KnapeSwedish diverborn 1955
- Ulrika PaschSwedish painter (1735–1796)1734–1796
- Ulrika BabiakováSlovak astronomer (1976–2002)
- Ulrika BergmanSwedish Olympic curlerborn 1975
- Victoria ÅbergFinnish painter (1824-1892)
- Ulrika JonssonBritish-Swedish television presenter, journalistborn 1967
- Ulrika NischGerman Roman Catholic nun (1882–1913)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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