How Many People Are Named Ulyses?
An estimated 893 people in the United States have the first name Ulyses. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ulyses peaked in popularity in 1998 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ulyses 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 Ulyses paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
893
About 1 in 383,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1998
43 births
Total Registered
1,438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ulyses
Ulyses is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,438 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ulyses as a male name
Ranked #10,716 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (43 births)
Ulyses: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ulyses span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 264 babies were registered. Ulyses has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ulyses by Decade
How has Ulyses 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.
Ulyses by State
Birth registrations for Ulyses span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, North Carolina. On average, about 60 Ulysess were registered per state.
Ulyses + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulyses as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ulyses: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulyses?
We estimate approximately 893 people named Ulyses 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 383,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Ulyses a common name?
Ulyses is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ulyses most popular?
Ulyses reached peak popularity in 1998, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ulyses is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ulyses a male name?
Ulyses is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ulyses Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ulyses Smith, Ulyses Johnson, Ulyses 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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