Ulla
Ulla is a female given name: 98% of people named Ulla are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Ulla · Úlla
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Denmark, Sweden, Finland
- Also spelled
- Úlla
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ulla
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ulla," in English, "Guten Tag Ulla," in German. Ulla is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ulla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ulla,
German
Guten Tag Ulla,
French
Bonjour Ulla,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ulla:
Chinese
Ulla您好：
Japanese
Ulla様
English
Hi Ulla,
German
Hi Ulla,
French
Salut Ulla,
Spanish
Hola Ulla,
Chinese
Ulla你好：
Japanese
Ullaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ulla a male or female name?
Ulla is a female given name: 98% of people named Ulla are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Ulla in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ulla," in English, "Guten Tag Ulla," in German. Ulla is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ulla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ulla a unisex name?
Ulla is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Ulla are men. Ulla leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ulla a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ulla (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ulla,
title = {Is Ulla a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ulla},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}