Given name
Ulyses
“one who roams; an angry man”
Ulyses is a variant of Ulysses. In Latin use, Ulysses carries the interpretation “one who roams; an angry man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ulyses is a variant of Ulysses. In Latin use, Ulysses carries the interpretation “one who roams; an angry man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ulyses connects to the Odysseus name family through Ulysses. An origin associated with Odysseus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulyses through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,446
- 1,446 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,638 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,638 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 43 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 848 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ulyses
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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