Boys' name · since 1908
Ulysse
Ulysse has 250 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulysse sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 250 recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulysse has been recorded 250 times among boys since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2020.
- #11,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 250 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulysse ranks #11,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ulysse's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ulysse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ulysse's full recorded timeline at 1931, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ulysse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2020
- Peak year (1922)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Ulysse by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (105 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Ulysse's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ulysse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
105 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 105 births (42% of all-time use).
Ulysse by state
Where Ulysse concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 110 | 44.0% |
110 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ulysse's data
- Ulysse's decade-level peak was the 1920s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Ulysses (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ulysse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1908–2020 (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 Ulysse 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.