Boys' name · since 1997
Ulysis
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Ulysis, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ulysis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1997.
Ulysis has 22 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2005.
- #28,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulysis ranks #28,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ulysis's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ulysis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ulysis's full recorded timeline at 1999, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ulysis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2005
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ulysis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Ulysis's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Ulysis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Ulysis's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulysis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1997–2005 (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 Ulysis 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.