Recorded 1913–1957 Boys' name Peak 1927 143 births

Ulyess — boys' name

143 babies named Ulyess in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s551930s291940s131950s23
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ulyess was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ulyess in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulyess

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Ulyess between 1913 and 1957, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulyess currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulyess performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ulyess shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulyess 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 143 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.

Ulyess at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

143

Since 1913

45 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1913

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1957

Ulyess popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1913

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 195719501938193219281925192219161913 6

Ulyess by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
55 births that decade — 38% of Ulyess's all-time total
1910s231920s551930s291940s131950s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulyess?
143 babies have been named Ulyess since 1913. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Ulyess most popular?
Ulyess was most popular in the 1920s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Ulyess been used?
Ulyess has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 45 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Ulyess?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulysses, Ulyses, Ulysee, Ulysess, 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, 1913–1957 (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.