Ulyses Boy
How popular is Ulyses?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Ulyses in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
879living people named Ulyses (est.)
27median age of people named Ulyses
1,446babies named Ulyses since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Ulyses popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (43 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,001 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1905 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ulyses counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ulises family of names ranked #643 for boys in 2025 (#616 the year before), with 406 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Ulyses by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 19 | #1,001 |
| 1910s | 130 | #1,116 |
| 1920s | 198 | #1,460 |
| 1930s | 145 | #1,286 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,519 |
| 1950s | 66 | #2,579 |
| 1960s | 22 | #2,469 |
| 1970s | 49 | #3,368 |
| 1980s | 76 | #2,778 |
| 1990s | 210 | #2,123 |
| 2000s | 264 | #2,628 |
| 2010s | 119 | #4,676 |
| 2020s | 45 | #6,616 |
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Questions
- Is Ulyses a boy or girl name?
- Ulyses is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ulyses were boys.
- How popular is the name Ulyses?
- 8 baby boys were named Ulyses in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Ulyses most popular?
- Ulyses peaked in 1998, when 43 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,001 in 1905.
- How many people are named Ulyses?
- 1,446 babies have been named Ulyses in the US since 1880. We estimate about 879 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.