Ulyssess
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "the angry or wrathful one".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Ulyssess. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ulyssess today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ulyssess births was 1924 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ulyssess. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ulyssess. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1924
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1924 SSA rank
#4,914
Tracked since 1924
Popularity
Ulyssess: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ulyssess by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ulyssess during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ulyssess
The name Ulysses is derived from the Latin Ulixes, which was borrowed from the Greek Odysseus. Odysseus is the protagonist of the ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, believed to have been composed in the 8th century BC. The name is thought to mean "the one who causes pain or hatred."
In the epic, Odysseus is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and a hero of the Trojan War. His adventures and hardships during his ten-year journey home from the war are recounted in the poem, making the name synonymous with perseverance, resilience, and resourcefulness.
The name Ulysses became popular in the Roman world, where it was used as a cognomen or additional personal name. One of the earliest recorded instances is Ulysses Cretensis, a Greek philosopher and historian who lived in the 1st century BC.
Throughout history, several notable figures bore the name Ulysses. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was an American military officer and the 18th President of the United States, known for leading the Union Army to victory during the American Civil War.
Ulysses I (c. 1547-1588) was the Count of Helfenstein and a general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the Eighty Years' War against Spain.
Ulysses Aldrovandi (1522-1605) was an Italian naturalist and one of the founders of modern scientific ornithology, the study of birds.
Ulysses Simpson Kay (1917-1995) was an American geologist and paleontologist known for his contributions to the study of human evolution and the dating of early human fossils.
Ulysses Everett McGill is a fictional character portrayed by George Clooney in the 2000 film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," a modern adaptation of Homer's Odyssey set in the Deep South during the Great Depression.
People
Ulyssess + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulyssess as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with U
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ulyssess: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulyssess?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ulyssess going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Ulyssess a common name?
We classify Ulyssess as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ulyssess most popular?
The single biggest year for Ulyssess was 1924, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ulyssess is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ulyssess in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ulyssess a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ulyssess in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ulyssess still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ulyssess in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ulyssess can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Ulyssess as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Ulyssess at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.