Boys' name · since 1954
Ulises
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 11,944 babies named Ulises, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,944
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ulises currently ranks #1043 among boys' names in America, with 11,944 babies recorded since 1954.
Ulises has 11,944 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1043 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #1,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,043 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,944 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulises ranks #1,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,043 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,944 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,944
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ulises's 11,944 recorded births place it above 97.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ulises compares
11,944 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Ulises's all-time total is 32x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ulises | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,944 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 487 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ulises's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ulises's full recorded timeline at 1992, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 487 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ulises popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 487
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Ulises popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1990 (Ulises as girls' name)
Ulises by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,129 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ulises's strongest decade.
4,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ulises births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 303
1970s
303 births
- 1980s 684
1980s
684 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,402 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,129 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,910 births
- 2020s 1,410
2020s
1,410 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,129 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ulises 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 Ulises's total volume
Ulises by state
Where Ulises concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,537 | 38.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,997 | 16.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 691 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 485 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 365 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 312 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 229 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 225 | 1.9% |
4,537 of 11,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Ulises appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ulises's data
- Ulises's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,129 total births) through the 2020s (1,410) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ulisess (4,537 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ulises: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Ulises 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.