Given name & surname
Ulysse
“one who roams; an angry man”
Ulysse is a variant of Ulysses. In Latin use, Ulysses carries the interpretation “one who roams; an angry man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ulysse 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
Ulysse 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 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulysse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 250
- 250 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 as a first name in 2020; 1,757 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ulysse’s family of names
In French usage, Ulysse has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ulises. Ulysse has a related form in Ulysses. In French usage, Ulysse has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ulysses.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ulysse has relatives in 26 languages.
26 related names in 26 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 26
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ulysse
- Ulysse ChevalierFrench historian (1841-1923)
- Ulysse Dialloassociation footballerborn 1992
- Ulysse NdongGabonese and French footballerborn 1992
- Ulysse TrélatFrench politician and physician (1795-1879)
- Ulysse de MarsillacFrench university teacher and journalist (1821-1877)
- Ulysse GémignaniFrench sculptor1906–1973
- Ulysse DelécluseFrench musician (1907-1995)
- Ulysse TrélatFrench surgeon (1828–1890)
- Ulysse PastreFrench politician (1864–1930)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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