Given name & surname
Ursa
“resembling a little bear”
Ursa is a variant of Ursula. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a little bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ursa is a variant of Ursula. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a little bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ursa is a variant of Ursula. An origin associated with Ursula is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ursa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 0 boys · 72 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,057 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,057 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 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.
Ursa’s family of names
In Latin usage, Ursa has a later derivative in YRSA. Ursa has a related form in Ursula.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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