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Ulla name meaning

Last Name
121
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Ulla mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Ulla

User Submitted Origins

Scandinavian
90%
Filipino (Philippines)
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Ulla means "Jewell of the sea. Will and determination" and is of Scandinavian origin.
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Notable Persons Named Ulla

Notable Persons Named Ulla

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson was an actress. She was most active from 1951 to 1978. Ulla was born on May 23rd, 1929 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She died on August 20th, 1982.

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Ulla Strömstedt

Ulla Strömstedt was an actress and actor. Ulla was born on November 27th, 1939 in Stockholm. She left this life on June 13th, 1986.

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Ulla Jones

Ulla Jones is a model, actress, singer-songwriter, author, artist, makeup artist, photographer, and make-up artist. She has had major accomplishments since 1961. Ulla was given the name Ulla Agneta Andersson on June 18th, 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ulla is also known as Ulla Jones and Ulla Andesong.

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Ulla Tørnæs

Ulla Tørnæs is a Minister for Science, Technology, Information, Higher Education of Denmark, and Higher Education ofDenmark. Ulla was born on September 4th, 1962 in Esbjerg.

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Ulla Paske

Ulla Paske is a comics character.

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Ulla Jelpke

Ulla was born on June 19th, 1951 in Hamburg.

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  • Ulla Schmidt
    Federal Minister of Health
  • Ulla Essendrop
    Presenter
  • Birgitta Andersson
    Actress
  • Ulla Billquist
    Singing
  • Ulla Salzgeber
  • Ulla Hahn
  • Ulla Isaksson
  • Ulla von Höpken
    Lady in Waiting
  • Ulla Tessin
  • Ulla Wiesner
  • Ulla Skoog
    Actress
  • Ulla Ekblom
  • Ulla Sjöblom
    Actress
  • Ulla Andersson

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Ulla U.S.
  White 19.01% 64.26%
  African American 11.57% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 47.93% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 21.49% 16.26%

Of Last Name Ulla

People with the last name Ulla are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Ulla

  • How Popular is the name Ulla? Ulla is the 41,441st most popular name of all time. As a last name Ulla was the 138,304th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Ulla have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 78 babies born with the first name Ulla in the United States. That's more than enough people named Ulla to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Ulla? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1899 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Ulla first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Ulla is Friday, October 8th, 1875.
  • What year had the most people named Ulla born? The highest recorded use of the first name Ulla was in 2017 with a total of 7 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Ulla: The name spelled backwards is Allu. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Llua. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Ulla? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 121 people with the last name Ulla.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Ulla? Ulla is one of the most unique last names recorded.
  • Ulla name meaning

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