Masculine dossier · first seen 1971
Ulisses
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1999
Peak births
68
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Ulisses
How many people are named Ulisses?
An estimated 1,286 living Americans are named Ulisses.
How rare is Ulisses?
Ulisses is very rare among babies today, with 16 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 76.5% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Ulisses?
The median age of a living American named Ulisses is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 29 years old.
Is Ulisses still popular?
Yes. Ulisses is holding steady, with 16 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Ulisses most common?
Ulisses has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
76.5%
2025
16
All-time
1,312
Where it lives now
Ulisses is most concentrated in California — about 3.1× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Ulisses is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.