How Many People Are Named Ulyssa?
An estimated 217 people in the United States have the first name Ulyssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Ulyssa peaked in popularity in 2000 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ulyssa 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 Ulyssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
217
About 1 in 1,579,513 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
19 births
Total Registered
221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ulyssa
Ulyssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 221 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ulyssa as a female name
Ranked #11,001 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (19 births)
Ulyssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ulyssa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 85 babies were registered. Ulyssa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ulyssa by Decade
How has Ulyssa 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.
Ulyssa by State
Ulyssa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulyssa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ulyssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulyssa?
We estimate approximately 217 people named Ulyssa 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 1,579,513 Americans share this first name.
Is Ulyssa a common name?
Ulyssa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ulyssa most popular?
Ulyssa reached peak popularity in 2000, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ulyssa is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ulyssa a female name?
Ulyssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ulyssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ulyssa Smith, Ulyssa Johnson, Ulyssa 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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