Recorded 1902–1971 Boys' name Peak 1932 397 births

Ulysees — boys' name

397 babies named Ulysees in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Ulysees was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ulysees in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulysees

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Ulysees between 1902 and 1971, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulysees currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulysees performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ulysees shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ulysees in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulysees 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 397 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.

Ulysees at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

397

Since 1902

70 years of records

Peak year

1932

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1902

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1971

Ulysees popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1902

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1932)
16
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Ulysees by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
100 births that decade — 25% of Ulysees's all-time total
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Ulysees by state

Where Ulysees concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ulysees
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
75 18.9%
#2 South Carolina
12 3.0%
Georgia share of Ulysees's total US births 18.9%
Even split

75 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulysees?
397 babies have been named Ulysees since 1902. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1932 with 16 births.
When was Ulysees most popular?
Ulysees was most popular in the 1930s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Ulysees most popular?
The top states for the name Ulysees are Georgia (75 births), South Carolina (12 births).
How long has the name Ulysees been used?
Ulysees has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 70 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Ulysees?
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, 1902–1971 (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.