Given name
Ursulla
“resembling a little bear”
Ursulla is a variant of Ursula. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a little bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ursulla is a variant of Ursula. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a little bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ursulla 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 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ursulla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 5 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 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ursulla’s family of names
Ursulla has a related form in Ursula.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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