Boys' name · since 1914

Ulyss

Ulyss has 54 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,709 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Ulyss is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 54 have been recorded since 1914.

Ulyss has 54 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1932.

  • #21,709 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulyss ranks #21,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#21,709 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ulyss's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ulyss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ulyss's full recorded timeline at 1919, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ulyss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1932

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
45678910 191419151917191819191922192419261932 5

Ulyss by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 56% of the file).

1910s was Ulyss's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Ulyss births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulyss? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 54 babies named Ulyss. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,709 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1932. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 9 births.
Where does Ulyss sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulyss ranks #21,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ulyss most popular? ▼
Ulyss was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ulyss been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ulyss since 1914 -- 19 years through the most recent 1932 data.
What names are similar to Ulyss? ▼
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.

What to do with Ulyss's data

  • Ulyss's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ulyss

Nearby Names Like Ulyss

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ulyss

Ulysses Boy
#1197 18,655 births
Ulyses Boy
#8946 1,446 births
Ulysee Boy
503 births
Ulysess Boy
463 births
Ulysees Boy
397 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ulyss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1932 (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 Ulyss 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.