Ulada
Just 58 women in Poland go by Ulada, and no girl has been given the name since at least 2000. It grows from a Slavic root for ruling and power, so most Poles have never met one.
Ulada Pronunciation
Ulada is pronounced oo-LAH-dah (/uˈlada/).
What Ulada means
Where Ulada comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Ulada grows from a Slavic root that means to rule. The same element, "vlad" or "wład," sits inside Władysław and Włodzimierz, where it points to power and holding sway. In Polish the sense is władza, panowanie. Ulada carries that root in a shorter, softer shape.
The literal meaning is ruler. Old Slavic names often bound a person to a promise of strength, and this one names the act of governing. Belarusian and other East Slavic communities know the form well, and it reads there as feminine.
On a Polish class register, Ulada would stand out among the Zuzannas and Julias. An urząd clerk might pause over the spelling. The name asks to be read slowly.
What stays fixed is the root: wład, to rule, władza.
How many people are named Ulada
1 in 388687 women in Poland is named Ulada. 58 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4889 among female names.