Recorded 1910–1970 Boys' name Peak 1927 256 births

Ulis — boys' name

256 babies named Ulis in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s1061930s461940s341950s51960s71970s5
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ulis was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ulis in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulis

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Ulis between 1910 and 1970, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ulis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 256 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ulis at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

256

Since 1910

61 years of records

Peak year

1927

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1910

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1970

Ulis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1910

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1927)
18
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 19701943193619291924191919141910 5

Ulis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
106 births that decade — 41% of Ulis's all-time total
1910s531920s1061930s461940s341950s51960s71970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulis?
256 babies have been named Ulis since 1910. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1927 with 18 births.
When was Ulis most popular?
Ulis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Ulis been used?
Ulis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 61 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Ulis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulises, Ulices, Ulisses, Ulice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.