Ulisses
Ulisses was the 5828th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1602nd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,852 places. More babies were named Ulisses in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,828 boys, up 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199968 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,312babies recorded
Ulisses popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,828 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,959 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,631 | 47 |
| 2000 | #1,812 | 60 |
| 1990 | #2,862 | 23 |
| 1980 | #6,202 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
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How popular is Ulisses, counting every spelling?
Ulisses is a spelling of Ulises, a name family that ranked #611 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,828 for Ulisses on its own. Together these spellings went to 449 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulises | 213 | #1,043 | 1,152 |
| Ulysses | 169 | #1,201 | 862 |
| Ulices | 43 | #2,936 | 257 |
| Ulisses | 16 | #5,828 | 84 |
| Ulyses | 8 | #9,638 | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ulisses?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ulisses (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ulisses born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ulisses.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ulisses?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Ulisses are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 29. That makes Ulisses mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ulisses by state
How common Ulisses was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ulisses: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ulisses, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ulisses
How popular is the name Ulisses?
Ulisses was the 5828th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1602nd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,852 places. More babies were named Ulisses in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ulisses a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ulisses in the US.
Where is Ulisses most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ulisses was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.