Recorded 1997–2005 Boys' name Peak 1999 22 births

Ulysis — boys' name

22 babies named Ulysis in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s6
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Ulysis was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ulysis in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulysis

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ulysis between 1997 and 2005, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulysis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulysis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ulysis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulysis 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 22 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.

Ulysis at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

22

Since 1997

9 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1997

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2005

Ulysis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1997

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2005199919981997 5

Ulysis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 73% of Ulysis's all-time total
1990s162000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulysis?
22 babies have been named Ulysis since 1997. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Ulysis most popular?
Ulysis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Ulysis been used?
Ulysis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 9 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ulysis?
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, 1997–2005 (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.