Ulysses

Boy name

Ulysses has been given to 18,680 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1999.

Meaning & origin /juːˈlɪ.siːz/

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

18,680

Peak year

1999 (272 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -7%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ulysses.

18,586 babies since 1920

18,515 babies since 1942

18,406 babies since 1960

17,753 babies since 1948

17,628 babies since 1880

17,362 babies since 1914

20,103 babies since 1927

17,257 babies since 1962

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