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The first name Ulrike

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ulrike at birth, 1880–2025

In 1978, 5 girls born in the United States were named Ulrike, the 11,407th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 7 were.

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46
babies named Ulrike since 1880
#11,407
rank in 1978
1964
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 Ulrike

25 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ulrike Meinhof
    German left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976)
  • Ulrike Meyfarth
    German former high jumper, born 1956
  • Ulrike Lunacek
    Austrian politician, born 1957
  • Ulrike Richter
    East German swimmer, born 1959
  • Ulrike Tauber
    East German swimmer, born 1958
  • Ulrike Maier
    Austrian alpine skier (1967-1994)
  • Ulrike Holzner
    Bobsledder, born 1968
  • Ulrike Bruns
    East German middle distance runner, born 1953
  • Ulrike Ottinger
    German filmmaker and photographer (born 1942)
  • Ulrike Folkerts
    German actress, born 1961
  • Ulrike Maisch
    German marathon runner and European champion, born 1977
  • Ulrike Klotz
    East German gymnast, born 1970

Questions

When was Ulrike most popular?
1964 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Ulrike, its highest rank at 5,977th.