Ulyses comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Adventurous, clever, courageous, strategic, hero..
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How popular is Ulyses?
1998peak year
The name Ulyses reached its peak in 1998, with 43 registrations (ranked #2154). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1905. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8419) today, averaging about 10 new babies per year. Ulyses's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,438 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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