Recorded 1912–2010 Boys' name Peak 1926 463 births

Ulysess — boys' name

463 babies named Ulysess in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s541920s1061930s871940s591950s511960s521970s101980s61990s82000s242010s6
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Ulysess was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ulysess in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulysess

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Ulysess between 1912 and 2010, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulysess currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulysess performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ulysess shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ulysess in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulysess 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 463 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.

Ulysess at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

463

Since 1912

99 years of records

Peak year

1926

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1912

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2010

Ulysess popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1912

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1926)
15
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
05101520 201019701960194819381930192219141912 6

Ulysess by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
106 births that decade — 23% of Ulysess's all-time total
1910s541920s1061930s871940s591950s511960s521970s101980s61990s82000s242010s6

Ulysess by state

Where Ulysess concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ulysess
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.3%
Georgia share of Ulysess's total US births 1.3%

6 of 463 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulysess?
463 babies have been named Ulysess since 1912. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1926 with 15 births.
When was Ulysess most popular?
Ulysess was most popular in the 1920s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Ulysess most popular?
The top states for the name Ulysess are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Ulysess been used?
Ulysess has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 99 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Ulysess?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulysses, Ulyses, Ulysee, Ulysees, 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, 1912–2010 (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.