Recorded 1908–2020 Boys' name Peak 1922 250 births

Ulysse — boys' name

250 babies named Ulysse in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s401920s1051930s571940s272010s102020s5
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ulysse was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ulysse in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulysse

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Ulysse between 1908 and 2020, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ulysse currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulysse performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ulysse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ulysse in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulysse 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 250 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.

Ulysse at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

250

Since 1908

113 years of records

Peak year

1922

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1908

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ulysse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1908

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1922)
15
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
05101520 202019461939193419291925192119171908 6

Ulysse by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
105 births that decade — 42% of Ulysse's all-time total
1900s61910s401920s1051930s571940s272010s102020s5

Ulysse by state

Where Ulysse concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ulysse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
110 44.0%
Louisiana share of Ulysse's total US births 44.0%

110 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulysse?
250 babies have been named Ulysse since 1908. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1922 with 15 births.
When was Ulysse most popular?
Ulysse was most popular in the 1920s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Ulysse most popular?
The top states for the name Ulysse are Louisiana (110 births).
How long has the name Ulysse been used?
Ulysse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 113 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ulysse?
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, 1908–2020 (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.