What kind of name is Ulla?

Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, or a German diminutive of Ursula.

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PronunciationFinnish /ˈul.lɑ/; German /ˈʊ.la/

Usage languagesDanish, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Swedish

US rank (2025)#10,917

Ulla is a Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, and also a German diminutive of Ursula.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls

20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling

2007: 5 births, rank #17,636

2008: no US SSA record for this spelling

2009: no US SSA record for this spelling

2010: no US SSA record for this spelling

20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling

2012: no US SSA record for this spelling

2013: no US SSA record for this spelling

2014: no US SSA record for this spelling

2015: 5 births, rank #16,419

20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling

2017: 7 births, rank #12,713

2018: 5 births, rank #15,682

2019: no US SSA record for this spelling

2020: 7 births, rank #12,142

20212021: 6 births, rank #13,464

2022: no US SSA record for this spelling

2023: 6 births, rank #13,462

2024: no US SSA record for this spelling

20252025: 8 births, rank #10,917

In 2025, 8 babies were recorded with the name Ulla, ranking #10,917 among girls.