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The first name Ulises

A boy’s name.

3 syllables Male

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ulises at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 213 boys born in the United States were named Ulises, the 1,043rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 487 were.

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11,959
babies named Ulises since 1880
#1,043
rank in 2025
2006
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Ulises

4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ulises Cruz
    Ecuadorian footballer and politician, born 1974
  • Ulises Poirier
    Chilean footballer (1897-1977)
  • Ulises Saucedo
    Bolivian footballer (1896-1963)
  • Ulises Segura
    Costa Rican footballer, born 1993

Questions

Is Ulises a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,959 US babies named Ulises since 1880 were boys.
When was Ulises most popular?
2006 in the United States, when 487 babies were named Ulises, its highest rank at 526th.