Boys' name · since 1910
Ulis
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.
- #11,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 256
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
256 boys have been named Ulis since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulis recorded 256 times among boys since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1970.
- #11,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 256 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulis ranks #11,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 256
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulis's 256 recorded births place it above 74.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ulis's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ulis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1970
- Peak year (1927)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Ulis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Ulis's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ulis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ulis's data
- Ulis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
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, 1910–1970 (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 Ulis 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.