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Ulysses

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Ulysses was most popular in 1999, when 272 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,428 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,471, with 169 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 18,680 people named Ulysses.

Most popular in1999
Rank that year#1,428
Births that year272
Total since 188018,680

Ulysses over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ulysses’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org