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The first name Ulrik

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ulrik at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ulrik, the 13,744th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 9 were.

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69
babies named Ulrik since 1880
#13,744
rank in 2025
2023
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Ulrik

12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
    Danish noble and general (1638-1704)
  • Ulrik le Fevre
    Danish footballer (1946–2024)
  • Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve
    Commander-in-chief of the Danish army during the Dano-Swedish War, 1630–1658
  • Ulrik Wilbek
    Danish politician and former handball coach, born 1958
  • Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
    17th and 18th-century Danish nobleman and admiral (1678–1719)
  • Ulrik Adolph Plesner
    Danish architect (1861-1933)
  • Lars Ulrik Mortensen
    Danish harpsichordist and conductor, born 1955
  • Ulrik Laursen
    Danish footballer, born 1976
  • Ulrik of Denmark
    Danish prince-bishop, 1578–1624
  • Ulrik Huber
    Dutch philosopher (1636-1694)
  • Ulrik Balling
    Danish footballer, born 1975
  • Ulrik Adolf Holstein
    Danish politician, 1664–1737

Questions

When was Ulrik most popular?
2023 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Ulrik, its highest rank at 8,864th.