Barbara vs Urszula
Barbara and Urszulacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Barbara was ranked #399 and Urszula #660 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Barbara was ranked #621 and Urszula #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Barbara was ranked #1410 and Urszula #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Urszula over time
Barbara and Urszula appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Urszula in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Barbara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Urszula in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Barbara #886 in 2018, Urszula #2286 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1952–1994
Barbara held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Urszula in 0.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1960, Urszula #273 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Barbara #399, Urszula #660.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2007–2023
Barbara held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Urszula in 0.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #886 in 2018, Urszula #2286 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Barbara #1410, Urszula #4056.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Barbara | Urszula |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara and Urszula both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Urszula
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #435 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1994
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1952–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls