How Many People Are Named Ulisses?
An estimated 1,273 people in the United States have the first name Ulisses. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ulisses peaked in popularity in 1999 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ulisses 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 Ulisses paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,273
About 1 in 269,249 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1999
68 births
Total Registered
1,296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ulisses
Ulisses is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,296 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ulisses as a male name
Ranked #6,136 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (68 births)
Ulisses: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ulisses span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 504 babies were registered. Ulisses has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ulisses by Decade
How has Ulisses 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.
Ulisses by State
Birth registrations for Ulisses span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Arizona, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 194 Ulissess were registered per state.
Ulisses + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulisses as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ulisses: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulisses?
We estimate approximately 1,273 people named Ulisses 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 269,249 Americans share this first name.
Is Ulisses a common name?
Ulisses is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ulisses most popular?
Ulisses reached peak popularity in 1999, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ulisses is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ulisses a male name?
Ulisses is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ulisses Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ulisses Smith, Ulisses Johnson, Ulisses 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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