Is Ulysses a boy or girl name?
Ulysses is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 152 boys were named Ulysses, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 18,509 US babies named Ulysses were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,291
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ulysses since 1880
- 18,509
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 272 babies
Boys and girls named Ulysses, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 310 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,839 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 1,450 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 1,559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,651 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,282 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,351 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 1,738 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 1,884 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,723 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 880 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 169 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 191 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 180 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 204 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 157 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 181 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 165 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 167 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 179 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 183 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 196 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 191 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 191 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 177 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 155 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 145 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 208 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 226 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 217 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 272 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 214 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 155 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 178 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 140 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 139 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 146 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 151 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 159 | #823 | 5 | #15,358 |
| 1990 | 184 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 177 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 180 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 170 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 138 | #773 | 5 | #12,755 |
| 1985 | 124 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 110 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 103 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 105 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 123 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 121 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 122 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 124 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 96 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 114 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 108 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 96 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 108 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 104 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 118 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 110 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 125 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 115 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 143 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 106 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 111 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 123 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 127 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 132 | #676 | 5 | #7,522 |
| 1961 | 150 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 150 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 142 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 153 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 163 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 164 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 163 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 172 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 164 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 185 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 178 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 167 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 175 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 196 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 168 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 158 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 114 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 156 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 155 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 144 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 139 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 154 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 144 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 153 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 122 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 121 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 171 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 143 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 140 | #477 | 5 | #4,808 |
| 1932 | 161 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 147 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 148 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 158 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 174 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 181 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 173 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 192 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 177 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 201 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 194 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 199 | #434 | 5 | #5,799 |
| 1920 | 190 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 164 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 187 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 159 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 160 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 133 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 111 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 99 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 75 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 51 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 43 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 36 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 33 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 38 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 32 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 29 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 21 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 34 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 33 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 32 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 43 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 34 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 36 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 27 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 34 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 32 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 25 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 27 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 38 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 33 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 23 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 29 | #317 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ulysses reached #272 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #4,808 in 1933. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ulysses
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.