Ulysses

Given to 18,680 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1196
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
169
boys 169
Peak year
1895
43 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
18,680
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ulysses was most popular in 1895, when 43 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 169 babies were named Ulysses, ranking #1196 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1895 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ulysses was most popular in 1895, when 43 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 169 babies were named Ulysses, ranking #1196 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1895

Ulysses was most popular in 1895, when 43 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 169 babies were named Ulysses, ranking #1196 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 169 1196
2024 <5 — 152 1290
2023 <5 — 170 1189
2022 <5 — 191 1113
2021 <5 — 180 1131
2020 <5 — 188 1064
2019 <5 — 204 1018
2018 <5 — 170 1135
2017 <5 — 157 1186
2016 <5 — 144 1266
2015 <5 — 181 1082
2014 <5 — 173 1102
2013 <5 — 165 1110
2012 <5 — 167 1109
2011 <5 — 179 1054
2010 <5 — 183 1053
2009 <5 — 196 1004
2008 <5 — 191 1009
2007 <5 — 191 1012
2006 <5 — 178 1028
2005 <5 — 177 980
2004 <5 — 155 1046
2003 <5 — 145 1069
2002 <5 — 208 814
2001 <5 — 226 759
2000 <5 — 217 765
1999 <5 — 272 642
1998 <5 — 214 751
1997 <5 — 155 893
1996 <5 — 178 808
1995 <5 — 140 937
1994 <5 — 139 933
1993 <5 — 146 882
1992 <5 — 151 861
1991 5 13147 159 819
1990 <5 — 184 748
1989 <5 — 177 744
1988 <5 — 180 697
1987 <5 — 170 698
1986 5 10912 138 771
1985 <5 — 124 798
1984 <5 — 111 830
1983 <5 — 103 862
1982 <5 — 105 868
1981 <5 — 123 784
1980 <5 — 121 796
1979 <5 — 121 785
1978 <5 — 125 757
1977 <5 — 96 866
1976 <5 — 114 776
1975 <5 — 108 800
1974 <5 — 96 820
1973 <5 — 108 766
1972 <5 — 104 783
1971 <5 — 118 755
1970 <5 — 110 782
1969 <5 — 125 704
1968 <5 — 115 703
1967 <5 — 143 628
1966 <5 — 106 722
1965 <5 — 111 705
1964 <5 — 123 695
1963 <5 — 127 689
1962 5 6578 132 675
1961 <5 — 150 639
1960 <5 — 150 635
1959 <5 — 142 644
1958 <5 — 153 622
1957 <5 — 163 601
1956 <5 — 164 594
1955 <5 — 163 576
1954 <5 — 172 557
1953 <5 — 164 551
1952 <5 — 185 513
1951 <5 — 177 511
1950 <5 — 168 517
1949 <5 — 175 504
1948 <5 — 196 478
1947 <5 — 168 523
1946 <5 — 158 511
1945 <5 — 114 563
1944 <5 — 156 487
1943 <5 — 155 497
1942 <5 — 144 509
1941 <5 — 139 494
1940 <5 — 154 466
1939 <5 — 144 474
1938 <5 — 153 468
1937 <5 — 122 523
1936 <5 — 121 511
1935 <5 — 171 428
1934 <5 — 143 475
1933 5 4218 140 475
1932 <5 — 161 444
1931 <5 — 147 467
1930 <5 — 148 489
1929 <5 — 158 466
1928 <5 — 174 457
1927 <5 — 181 454
1926 <5 — 173 459
1925 <5 — 192 429
1924 <5 — 177 460
1923 <5 — 201 426
1922 <5 — 194 433
1921 5 5099 199 431
1920 <5 — 190 437
1919 <5 — 164 462
1918 <5 — 187 427
1917 <5 — 159 447
1916 <5 — 160 441
1915 <5 — 133 482
1914 <5 — 111 454
1913 <5 — 99 429
1912 <5 — 75 456
1911 <5 — 51 399
1910 <5 — 43 407
1909 <5 — 36 408
1908 <5 — 33 413
1907 <5 — 38 359
1906 <5 — 32 378
1905 <5 — 25 430
1904 <5 — 29 379
1903 <5 — 21 451
1902 <5 — 21 460
1901 <5 — 25 371
1900 <5 — 34 382
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 33 335
1897 <5 — 25 375
1896 <5 — 32 331
1895 <5 — 43 269
1894 <5 — 34 298
1893 <5 — 36 287
1892 <5 — 27 371
1891 <5 — 34 277
1890 <5 — 32 302
1889 <5 — 19 415
1888 <5 — 25 369
1887 <5 — 27 321
1886 <5 — 38 275
1885 <5 — 33 290
1884 <5 — 23 369
1883 <5 — 14 479
1882 <5 — 15 469
1881 <5 — 18 395
1880 <5 — 29 314

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Other spellings

Ulises · 11,959 Ulyses · 1,446 Ulisses · 1,312 Ulysess · 463 Ulysees · 397

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Where Ulysses is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years