Ulisses Boy
How popular is Ulisses?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Ulisses in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
Ulisses popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▲ 293 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (68 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,590 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| 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 |
Ulisses 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.
Where Ulisses is most popular
Babies named Ulisses per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Ulisses by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | #4,905 |
| 1980s | 129 | #2,427 |
| 1990s | 326 | #1,590 |
| 2000s | 504 | #1,795 |
| 2010s | 234 | #2,578 |
| 2020s | 99 | #4,490 |
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Questions
- Is Ulisses a boy or girl name?
- Ulisses is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ulisses were boys.
- How popular is the name Ulisses?
- 16 baby boys were named Ulisses in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Ulisses most popular?
- Ulisses peaked in 1999, when 68 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,590 in 1999.
- How many people are named Ulisses?
- 1,312 babies have been named Ulisses in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,285 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Ulisses most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ulisses was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.