Ulric Forename

131,895th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,009 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Ulric Forename Definition:

A male name. Old English Wulfric, compound of wulf ‘wolf and ric ‘rule’. It survived the Norman Conquest and gave rise to the surnames Woolrich, Woolridge, &c. The modern form, Ulric, is apparently a revival of the Norman-French spelling, which occurs in Domesday Book.

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Ulric Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
7901:458,90812,467
Canada
100%
3551:93,3334,868
Guyana
100%
3001:2,544499
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
2431:5,603953
Barbados-1351:2,147467
France
100%
1321:503,5635,404
South Africa
100%
1131:482,59023,399
Belgium
100%
911:126,2643,881
Sweden
100%
901:109,5324,582
England
100%
841:661,94012,777
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
631:1,771331
Bahamas-611:6,547958
Haiti
100%
571:188,1928,529
Germany
100%
451:2,148,39712,101
Philippines
98%
 
431:2,465,33751,936
United States Virgin Islands-391:2,814533
Cameroon-381:568,69717,762
Netherlands
100%
341:497,12012,168
Jamaica-321:90,1014,037
Seychelles-321:2,896621
Brazil-241:8,926,506114,727
Saint Lucia
100%
211:8,4671,232
Antigua and Barbuda-151:6,6261,171
Malaysia
100%
151:2,029,99658,888
Grenada
100%
111:9,8301,266
Congo
100%
91:556,5789,819
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Venezuela
100%
91:3,355,76650,812
Switzerland
100%
91:912,61111,192
Benin
100%
81:1,321,98030,116
British Virgin Islands-81:3,906755
Ivory Coast
100%
81:2,884,49256,420
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
New Caledonia
100%
41:67,5412,087
Mauritius-41:324,4465,754
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Belize
100%
31:118,1035,590
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669

Ulric (210) may also be a surname.

Ulric Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old English Wulfric, compound of wulf ‘wolf and ric ‘rule’. It survived the Norman Conquest and gave rise to the surnames Woolrich, Woolridge, &c. The modern form, Ulric, is apparently a revival of the Norman-French spelling, which occurs in Domesday Book.

Ulricus, Uluric Domesday Book 1086. Wlyricus Curia Regis Rolls 1199. Wulurich Hundred Rolls 1273. Wlfric Hundred Rolls 1273. Wlfriche Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Or ULRICK, the latter being much the more usual, though neither is, in C20, common. This is an English variant (via the German Ulrich) of Alaric (‘noble ruler’), q. v.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Teutonic (masculine) - Happy ruler.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Ulric Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulrich91399,392/
Ulrick915,157/
Aulric915/
Ullric912/
Eulric912/
Hulric911/
Ullrich838,758/
Ulriche831,739/
Ulricke83767/
Hulrich8327/
Hulrick8319/
Aulrich839/
Aulrick837/
Ulreich835/
Eulrich834/
Ullrick834/
Ulrichs834/
Ulrrich833/
Ulrichg832/
Eulrick832/
Uilrich832/
Ulricgh832/
Ulrichz831/
Ulrichj831/
Oulrick831/
Oulrich831/
Ulrrick831/
Ulricth831/
Uhlrick831/
Ulrik809,337/
Olric8069/
Ulris804/
Ulrig803/
Ulryc802/
Ulrec802/
Hulriche7713/
Ullricke776/
Ullriche773/
Ullrrich773/
Ulritche772/
Ulrichts771/
Haulrich771/
Hulrrich771/
Hulrichs771/
Ulrrichs771/
Ulricque771/
Ullrichs771/
Gullrich771/
Ulrike73385,917/
Ulrikh7360/
Ulriga739/
Ullrik737/
Ülrich737/
Ulrish736/
Ulrigh736/
Ulritz734/
Ulrych734/
Ulrech733/
Hulrik732/
Ulryck732/
Ulriks732/
Ulreck731/
Ulriqe731/
Ulrrik731/
Oulrik731/
Ulrieg731/
Ulrizh731/
Olricc731/
Huilerich711/
Ulrikke67475/
Ullrike67169/
Ulrique6724/
Eulrike674/
Elriico673/
Ulariga672/
Ullritz672/
Ullrigh671/
Hulrish671/
Uhlrike671/
Ulrycke671/
Ulryche671/
Ulreach671/
Gulrish671/
Gulraik671/

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