boy's name

Ulyss

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 64

Ulyss is a boy's name. In 1932 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.

Ulyss over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1932, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ulyss by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 30
1920s 19
1930s (to 1932) 5

How popular is Ulyss?

In 1932, Ulyss was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ulyss is used

United States #4,117 5 in 1932
France #6,481 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ulyss

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ulyss also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ulyss over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ulyss

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ulyss — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ulyss

How popular is the name Ulyss?

In 1932, Ulyss was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ulyss a girl's or a boy's name?

Ulyss is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Ulyss most popular?

Ulyss peaked in 1918, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.