Ulysses
2 countries#1196 in United States, 2025US
#1196
in United States, 2025
FR
18
total births, France
Total births recorded
18,698
Peak year (United States)
1999
Peak-year count
272
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ulysses was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
18,680 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1196 · peaked in 1999 with 272 births
Most common in: California, Georgia, Texas, Florida, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
18 births recorded 2000–2017 · peaked in 2000 with 3 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ulysses’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1028 | — |
| 2007 | #1012 | ↑16 |
| 2008 | #1009 | ↑3 |
| 2009 | #1004 | ↑5 |
| 2010 | #1053 | ↓49 |
| 2011 | #1054 | ↓1 |
| 2012 | #1109 | ↓55 |
| 2013 | #1110 | ↓1 |
| 2014 | #1102 | ↑8 |
| 2015 | #1082 | ↑20 |
| 2016 | #1266 | ↓184 |
| 2017 | #1186 | ↑80 |
| 2018 | #1135 | ↑51 |
| 2019 | #1018 | ↑117 |
| 2020 | #1064 | ↓46 |
| 2021 | #1131 | ↓67 |
| 2022 | #1113 | ↑18 |
| 2023 | #1189 | ↓76 |
| 2024 | #1290 | ↓101 |
| 2025 | #1196 | ↑94 |
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