Ulysses

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ulysses is one Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made more famous in modern times by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.

From Wikipedia

Ulysses first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 272 babies (rank #642 that year). In 2024 it was given to 152 boys (rank #1,291). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ulysses

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ulysses yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,509

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

272

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ulysses

Ulysses S. Grantarmy officer · b. 1822

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	29	#317
1881	18	#413
1882	15	#487
1883	14	#494
1884	23	#373
1885	33	#296
1886	38	#279
1887	27	#324
1888	25	#375
1889	19	#431
1890	32	#310
1891	34	#282
1892	27	#374
1893	36	#291
1894	34	#304
1895	43	#272
1896	32	#337
1897	25	#383
1898	33	#338
1899	14	#546
1900	34	#384
1901	25	#379
1902	21	#474
1903	21	#468
1904	29	#389
1905	25	#450
1906	32	#386
1907	38	#365
1908	33	#421
1909	36	#418
1910	43	#413
1911	51	#403
1912	75	#460
1913	99	#429
1914	111	#458
1915	133	#484
1916	160	#442
1917	159	#449
1918	187	#429
1919	164	#463
1920	190	#440
1921	199	#434
1922	194	#434
1923	201	#426
1924	177	#463
1925	192	#429
1926	173	#459
1927	181	#456
1928	174	#460
1929	158	#466
1930	148	#489
1931	147	#469
1932	161	#444
1933	140	#477
1934	143	#477
1935	171	#429
1936	121	#513
1937	122	#525
1938	153	#469
1939	144	#476
1940	154	#467
1941	139	#494
1942	144	#511
1943	155	#499
1944	156	#490
1945	114	#566
1946	158	#511
1947	168	#524
1948	196	#478
1949	175	#504
1950	167	#517
1951	178	#511
1952	185	#514
1953	164	#554
1954	172	#557
1955	163	#577
1956	164	#595
1957	163	#602
1958	153	#623
1959	142	#648
1960	150	#638
1961	150	#640
1962	132	#676
1963	127	#690
1964	123	#698
1965	111	#711
1966	106	#725
1967	143	#629
1968	115	#706
1969	125	#704
1970	110	#787
1971	118	#760
1972	104	#788
1973	108	#769
1974	96	#824
1975	108	#804
1976	114	#780
1977	96	#868
1978	124	#759
1979	122	#785
1980	121	#799
1981	123	#791
1982	105	#870
1983	103	#866
1984	110	#838
1985	124	#802
1986	138	#773
1987	170	#702
1988	180	#698
1989	177	#746
1990	184	#752
1991	159	#823
1992	151	#863
1993	146	#884
1994	139	#934
1995	140	#942
1996	178	#810
1997	155	#897
1998	214	#752
1999	272	#642
2000	217	#769
2001	226	#760
2002	208	#815
2003	145	#1,074
2004	155	#1,047
2005	177	#984
2006	178	#1,032
2007	191	#1,013
2008	191	#1,011
2009	196	#1,007
2010	183	#1,055
2011	179	#1,054
2012	167	#1,110
2013	165	#1,110
2014	173	#1,109
2015	181	#1,085
2016	144	#1,272
2017	157	#1,190
2018	170	#1,138
2019	204	#1,022
2020	188	#1,068
2021	180	#1,133
2022	191	#1,118
2023	169	#1,195
2024	152	#1,291