Boys' name · since 1913
Ulus
155 babies named Ulus in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
155 boys have been named Ulus since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ulus recorded 155 times among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 1959.
- #14,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 155 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulus ranks #14,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulus's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ulus's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ulus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1959
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Ulus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Ulus's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ulus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ulus's data
- Ulus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ulus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1913–1959 (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 Ulus 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.