Recorded 1924–1969 Boys' name Peak 1929 36 births

Ulyesses — boys' name

36 babies named Ulyesses in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131940s71950s51960s11
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ulyesses was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ulyesses in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulyesses

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Ulyesses between 1924 and 1969, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulyesses currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulyesses performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ulyesses shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulyesses 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 36 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.

Ulyesses at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

36

Since 1924

46 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1924

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1969

Ulyesses popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1924

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196919631955194319291924 6

Ulyesses by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 36% of Ulyesses's all-time total
1920s131940s71950s51960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulyesses?
36 babies have been named Ulyesses since 1924. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Ulyesses most popular?
Ulyesses was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Ulyesses been used?
Ulyesses has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 46 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Ulyesses?
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, 1924–1969 (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.