US rank #10501 Girls' name Peak 2000 221 births

Ulyssa — #10501 US girls' name

221 babies named Ulyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s502000s852010s562020s19
#10501
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ulyssa was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ulyssa in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Ulyssa between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ulyssa currently holds the #10501 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ulyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ulyssa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulyssa 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 221 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.

Ulyssa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2000

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,501

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ulyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
19
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20242018201120072002199819891984 5

Ulyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 38% of Ulyssa's all-time total
1980s111990s502000s852010s562020s19

Ulyssa by state

Where Ulyssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ulyssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 9.0%
#2 California
5 2.3%
Texas share of Ulyssa's total US births 9.0%
Even split

20 of 221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulyssa?
221 babies have been named Ulyssa since 1984. It currently ranks #10501 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 19 births.
When was Ulyssa most popular?
Ulyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Ulyssa most popular?
The top states for the name Ulyssa are Texas (20 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Ulyssa been used?
Ulyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ulyssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ulyana, Ulysses, Ulyssia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2024 (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.