Boys' name · since 1905
Ulyses
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 1,446 babies named Ulyses, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1905
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,446 babies have been named Ulyses since 1905, making it today's #8946 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulyses has been recorded 1,446 times among boys since 1905, currently ranked #8946 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #4,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,946 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,446 born since 1905
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulyses ranks #4,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,946 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,446 born since 1905, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1905
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ulyses's 1,446 recorded births place it above 91.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ulyses compares
1,446 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ulyses's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ulyses | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ulyses's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ulyses splits its recorded history at 1961: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ulyses popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Ulyses by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (264 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Ulyses's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Ulyses births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
198 births
- 1930s
1930s
145 births
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
210 births
- 2000s
2000s
264 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 264 births (18% of all-time use).
How Ulyses compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ulyses's total volume
Ulyses by state
Where Ulyses concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 226 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 85 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 61 | 4.2% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
226 of 1,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ulyses's data
- Ulyses's decade-level peak was the 2000s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ulysess (226 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Ulyses: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Ulyses 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.