Boys' name · since 1976

Ulices

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,585 babies named Ulices, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,799 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,908 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,585
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Ulices is the #2908 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,585 recorded since 1976.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulices has been recorded 1,585 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #2908 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #3,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,585 born since 1976
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulices ranks #3,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,585 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,799 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,908 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,585
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.1%
Ulices vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ulices's 1,585 recorded births place it above 91.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ulices compares

1,585 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ulices's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ulices Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,585 369 358,536
Peak-year births 72 34 22,252

Ulices's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ulices's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ulices popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
72
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
020406080 197619881994200020062012201820242025 43

Ulices by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (559 births, 35% of the file).

2000s was Ulices's strongest decade.

559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Ulices births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 559 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ulices compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ulices's total volume

Ulices vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 6.3%-67, 5.8%-146, 2.8%-100, 5.4%-47, 6.1%-114, 2.9%-23, 14%-44, 5.1%-33, 7%-67, 3.5%-28, 11.8%-95, 2.7%-55, 4.2%-50, 5.6%-113, 2.3%Ulices-50, 4.5%Ulices
Ulices vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ulices by state

Where Ulices concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ulices
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
548 34.6%
#2 Texas
203 12.8%
#3 Illinois
21 1.3%
#4 Arizona
10 0.6%
#5 Colorado
10 0.6%
#6 Florida
6 0.4%
#7 Georgia
5 0.3%
#8 New York
5 0.3%
California share of Ulices's total US births 34.6%
Even split

548 of 1,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ulices appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulices?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 1,585 babies named Ulices. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,799 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,908 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 72 births.
Where does Ulices sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulices ranks #3,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ulices most popular?
Ulices was most popular in the 2000s decade with 559 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Ulices most popular?
The top states for the name Ulices are California (548 births), Texas (203 births), Illinois (21 births).
How long has the name Ulices been used?
Ulices has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ulices?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulises, Ulisses, Ulis, Ulice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ulices's data

  • Ulices's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (559 total births) through the 2020s (318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ulicess (548 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ulices

Nearby Names Like Ulices

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ulices

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ulices

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ulices: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ulices draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.