Boys' name · since 1912
Ulys
134 babies named Ulys in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ulys sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 134 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Ulys recorded 134 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1943.
- #15,541 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulys ranks #15,541 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ulys's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ulys splits its recorded history at 1926: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ulys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1943
- Peak year (1915)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ulys by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (49 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Ulys's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ulys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 49 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Ulys's decade-level peak was the 1910s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1940s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1912–1943 (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 Ulys 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.