Ursula
Meaning and origin
From Latin Ursula. First recorded in Sweden in 1477.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ursula (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,011 |
| 2000 | 1,011 |
| 2001 | 1,012 |
| 2002 | 1,006 |
| 2003 | 1,005 |
| 2004 | 998 |
| 2005 | 996 |
| 2006 | 998 |
| 2007 | 988 |
| 2008 | 981 |
| 2009 | 972 |
| 2010 | 965 |
| 2011 | 950 |
| 2012 | 934 |
| 2013 | 926 |
| 2014 | 908 |
| 2015 | 888 |
| 2016 | 877 |
| 2017 | 864 |
| 2018 | 840 |
| 2019 | 820 |
| 2020 | 801 |
Ursula in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ursula.Hi! My name is Ursula.
- Ursula bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Ursula lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Ursula kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ursula is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Ursulas mamma är lärare.Ursula's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ursulas mamma is Ursula's mum.
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Questions about Ursula
How do you pronounce Ursula in Swedish?
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What does the name Ursula mean?
From Latin Ursula. First recorded in Sweden in 1477.
How popular is Ursula in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ursula in 2022. In 2020, 801 people in Sweden had Ursula as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.