Given name
Ulrike
“wolf ruler; ruler of all”·“having wealth and power”
Ulrike is a variant of Ulrica. In German use, Ulrica carries the interpretation “wolf ruler; ruler of all.” In German and Danish use, Ulrike is a feminine form of Ulrich. One German interpretation is “having wealth and power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ulrike is a variant of Ulrica. In German use, Ulrica carries the interpretation “wolf ruler; ruler of all.” In German and Danish use, Ulrike is a feminine form of Ulrich. One German interpretation is “having wealth and power.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German and Danish use, Ulrike is a feminine form of Ulrich. An origin associated with Ulrich is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Ulrike is a feminine form of Ulrich.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulrike through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 0 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 7 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 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,453 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.
Ulrike’s family of names
Ulrike has a short form in Rike. Ulrike is a feminine form of Ulrich. Ulrike has a related form in Ulrika.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ulrike has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 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 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ulrike
- Ulrike MeinhofGerman left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976)
- Ulrike MeyfarthGerman former high jumperborn 1956
- Ulrike LunacekAustrian politicianborn 1957
- Ulrike RichterEast German swimmerborn 1959
- Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-KasselGerman princess (1722-1787)
- Ulrike TauberEast German swimmerborn 1958
- Ulrike Tillmannmathematicianborn 1962
- Ulrike MaierAustrian alpine skier (1967-1994)
- Ulrike BrunsEast German middle distance runnerborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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