Ulyses
3 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Modern American ◈ 3 syllables
"Adventurous, clever, courageous, strategic, hero."

From Modern American

Adventurous, clever, courageous, strategic, hero. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Ulyses at a glance
MeaningAdventurous, clever, courageous, strategic, hero.
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#8419
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Origin & history of Ulyses
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Modern American roots
Ulyses comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Adventurous, clever, courageous, strategic, hero..
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How popular is Ulyses?
1998 peak 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 registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
43 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,154)
10 Avg. per year
(last decade)
100 Total registrations
last 10 years
1,438 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #8,419) Rare
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Ulyses
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
U3
L3
Y7
S1
E5
S1
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Ulyses
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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