Boys' name · since 1971
Ulisses
1,312 babies named Ulisses in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,677 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,312
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,312 babies have been named Ulisses since 1971, making it today's #5677 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulisses recorded 1,312 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #5677 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,327 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,677 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,312 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulisses ranks #4,327 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,677 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,312 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,677 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,312
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ulisses's 1,312 recorded births place it above 90.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ulisses compares
1,312 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Ulisses's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ulisses | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,312 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ulisses's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ulisses's full recorded timeline at 2001, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ulisses popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ulisses by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (504 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Ulisses's strongest decade.
504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ulisses births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
326 births
- 2000s
2000s
504 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 504 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ulisses 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 Ulisses's total volume
Ulisses by state
Where Ulisses concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 506 | 38.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 215 | 16.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 42 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 18 | 1.4% |
506 of 1,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ulisses's data
- Ulisses's decade-level peak was the 2000s (504 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ulissess (506 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 Ulisses: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Ulisses 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.