Is Ulises a boy or girl name?
Ulises is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 256 boys were named Ulises, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 11,745 US babies named Ulises were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #911
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ulises since 1954
- 11,745
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 487 babies
Boys and girls named Ulises, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 303 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 684 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,402 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 4,129 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 2,910 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,196 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 256 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 221 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 221 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 240 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 258 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 270 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 237 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 229 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 223 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 237 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 315 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 272 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 320 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 357 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 450 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 427 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 435 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 457 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 487 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 438 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 374 | #591 | 5 | #18,681 |
| 2003 | 320 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 408 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 405 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 378 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 427 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 350 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 230 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 261 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 210 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 219 | #706 | 5 | #15,662 |
| 1993 | 184 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 188 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 171 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 162 | #798 | 5 | #15,160 |
| 1989 | 135 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 78 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 107 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,111 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,230 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,400 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #4,017 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,422 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,328 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ulises reached #503 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #15,160 in 1990. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ulises
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.