Ulrike

Girls' name

English equivalent of Ulrica

Ulrike has been given to 46 babies in the U.S. since 1958. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1964, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Ulrike, 1978

1 in 635,000

Ulrike over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ulrike: meaning, origin, and history

English equivalent of Ulrica

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ulrike means

Ulrike is a English equivalent of Ulrica.

Origin, language, and formation

Ulrike is used in German.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ulrica.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 46 girls were recorded with the name Ulrike between 1958 and 1978. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1964; its best national rank was #5,976 in 1964.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Ulrike?

Ulrike had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1978, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1978: 1 in 635,000; 5 of 3,173,639 births
Among girls only: 1 in 306,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1978: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 439,961 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ulrike sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1978 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 439,961 children born in 1978 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ulrike. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ulrikes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ulrike was born before 1965 — so the typical Ulrike is around 60 today.

Median birth year: 1965; About 60 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 52.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 46; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 52.2% of all recorded uses (24).

Is Ulrike rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1964 (7)
Years since peak: 61; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 12.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,976; 1964

Ulrike around the world

Where Ulrike ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1943–1985
#3,494
in 1985
South Australia
1957–1965
#674
in 1965

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Ulrike by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,976; 1964
Peak year: 1964; 7 that year
First recorded: 1958
Last recorded: 1978
All-time count: 46
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ulrike

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ulrica Tamike Monike Blaike Melike Ulrika Maaike Meike Anike Erike Shanike Heike Alike Marike Adenike Vasilike Morenike Nike Jannike Maike Mareike Angelike Mike

Sibling names for Ulrike

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Lanette Zina Kenneth Zena Twyla Jacquline Sarita Kandy

For a brother

Richie Kennedy Greggory Lyndon Berry Robby Chet Darron

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