Data through 2025

Ulysses name popularity in the United States

Ulysses ranked #1196 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 169 boys named Ulysses.

Rank#1196

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded169

SSA

Peak year1999

272 recorded

Five-year change-10.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Ulysses for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1921 to 1991

Boys

169

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys169#1196
2024boys152#1290
2023boys170#1189
2022boys191#1113
2021boys180#1131
2020boys188#1064
2019boys204#1018
2018boys170#1135
2017boys157#1186
2016boys144#1266
2015boys181#1082
2014boys173#1102
Show full history (151 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys169#1196
2024boys152#1290
2023boys170#1189
2022boys191#1113
2021boys180#1131
2020boys188#1064
2019boys204#1018
2018boys170#1135
2017boys157#1186
2016boys144#1266
2015boys181#1082
2014boys173#1102
2013boys165#1110
2012boys167#1109
2011boys179#1054
2010boys183#1053
2009boys196#1004
2008boys191#1009
2007boys191#1012
2006boys178#1028
2005boys177#980
2004boys155#1046
2003boys145#1069
2002boys208#814
2001boys226#759
2000boys217#765
1999boys272#642
1998boys214#751
1997boys155#893
1996boys178#808
1995boys140#937
1994boys139#933
1993boys146#882
1992boys151#861
1991boys159#819
1991girls5#13147
1990boys184#748
1989boys177#744
1988boys180#697
1987boys170#698
1986boys138#771
1986girls5#10912
1985boys124#798
1984boys111#830
1983boys103#862
1982boys105#868
1981boys123#784
1980boys121#796
1979boys121#785
1978boys125#757
1977boys96#866
1976boys114#776
1975boys108#800
1974boys96#820
1973boys108#766
1972boys104#783
1971boys118#755
1970boys110#782
1969boys125#704
1968boys115#703
1967boys143#628
1966boys106#722
1965boys111#705
1964boys123#695
1963boys127#689
1962boys132#675
1962girls5#6578
1961boys150#639
1960boys150#635
1959boys142#644
1958boys153#622
1957boys163#601
1956boys164#594
1955boys163#576
1954boys172#557
1953boys164#551
1952boys185#513
1951boys177#511
1950boys168#517
1949boys175#504
1948boys196#478
1947boys168#523
1946boys158#511
1945boys114#563
1944boys156#487
1943boys155#497
1942boys144#509
1941boys139#494
1940boys154#466
1939boys144#474
1938boys153#468
1937boys122#523
1936boys121#511
1935boys171#428
1934boys143#475
1933boys140#475
1933girls5#4218
1932boys161#444
1931boys147#467
1930boys148#489
1929boys158#466
1928boys174#457
1927boys181#454
1926boys173#459
1925boys192#429
1924boys177#460
1923boys201#426
1922boys194#433
1921boys199#431
1921girls5#5099
1920boys190#437
1919boys164#462
1918boys187#427
1917boys159#447
1916boys160#441
1915boys133#482
1914boys111#454
1913boys99#429
1912boys75#456
1911boys51#399
1910boys43#407
1909boys36#408
1908boys33#413
1907boys38#359
1906boys32#378
1905boys25#430
1904boys29#379
1903boys21#451
1902boys21#460
1901boys25#371
1900boys34#382
1899boys14#521
1898boys33#335
1897boys25#375
1896boys32#331
1895boys43#269
1894boys34#298
1893boys36#287
1892boys27#371
1891boys34#277
1890boys32#302
1889boys19#415
1888boys25#369
1887boys27#321
1886boys38#275
1885boys33#290
1884boys23#369
1883boys14#479
1882boys15#469
1881boys18#395
1880boys29#314

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Ulysses’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-6.6%
Change since peak-37.9%