Given name
Ulises
“one who roams; an angry man”
Ulises is a form of Ulysses. In Latin use, Ulysses carries the interpretation “one who roams; an angry man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ulises is a form of Ulysses. In Latin use, Ulysses carries the interpretation “one who roams; an angry man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ulises connects to the Odysseus name family through Ulysses. An origin associated with Odysseus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Ulises is used as a form of Ulysses.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulises through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,959
- 11,944 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 487 babies
- 2025
- 213
- #1,043 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 213 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,043 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 487 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (67). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ulises’s family of names
Ulises developed from Ulysses. In Spanish usage, Ulises has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Ulisses. Ulises has a related form in Ulysses.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ulises has relatives in 8 languages.
6 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ulises
- Ulises de la CruzEcuadorian footballer and politicianborn 1974
- Ulises HeureauxPresident of the Dominican Republic (1845-1898)
- Ulises DávilaMexican footballerborn 1991
- Ulises PoirierChilean footballer (1897-1977)
- Ulises SaucedoBolivian footballer (1896-1963)
- Ulises SeguraCosta Rican footballerborn 1993
- Ulises Francisco EspaillatPresident of the Dominicana Republica (1823-1878)
- Ulises RivasMexican association football playerborn 1996
- Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez ReyesVenezuelan archbishopborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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