How Many People Are Named Ulises?
An estimated 11,540 people in the United States have the first name Ulises. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ulises peaked in popularity in 2006 with 487 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ulises as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ulises paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,540
About 1 in 29,701 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
487 births
Total Registered
11,745
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ulises
Ulises is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,745 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Ulises as a male name
Ranked #911 in 2024
256 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (487 births)
Ulises as a female name
Ranked #18,681 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Ulises: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ulises span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,134 babies were registered. Ulises has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ulises by Decade
How has Ulises tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ulises by State
Birth registrations for Ulises span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Nebraska, Maryland, Idaho. On average, about 311 Ulisess were registered per state.
Ulises + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulises as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ulises
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Ulises: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulises?
We estimate approximately 11,540 people named Ulises are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,701 Americans share this first name.
Is Ulises a common name?
Ulises is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,745 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ulises most popular?
Ulises reached peak popularity in 2006, when 487 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ulises is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ulises a male name?
Ulises is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ulises Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ulises Smith, Ulises Johnson, Ulises Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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