Boy · Old High German
Ulrich
Say it: OOL-rikh
Meaning
From Germanic uodal 'heritage, ancestral estate' and ric 'ruler, powerful'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Spread in southern Germany through Saint Ulrich of Augsburg and was popular again in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 441 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 93,500 boys
- 15 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ulli
| Italian | Ulderico |
|---|---|
| Czech | Oldřich |
| Swedish | Ulrik |
| Danish | Ulrik |
Famous bearers
- Saint Ulrich of Augsburg
- Ulrich Zwingli, Swiss reformer
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Medieval European charters and records
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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