Ulises

Meaning: Uncertain
Origin: Greek — Spanish form of Ulysses

Boy's name · #1043 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Ulises reached its best rank, #503, in 1999 and ranked #1043 in 2025. Roughly 12,000 boys have been named Ulises since 1954.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#198 in Mexico (2024) · #507 in Ecuador (2025) · #525 in Puerto Rico (2008) · #2,591 in Canada (2008).

Famous Uliseses

Ulises Cruz — Ecuadorian footballer (born 1974)
Ulises Dávila — Mexican footballer (born 1991)
Ulises Heureaux — Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1882 to 1899 (1845–1898)
Ulises Saucedo — Bolivian football coach and referee (1896–1963)
Ulises Francisco Espaillat — Dominican statesman and businessman (1823–1878)

In stories & tradition

Ulises — Operatic character in the opera Salsipuedes: a Tale of Love, War and Anchovies

What Uliseses become

Among 113 notable people named Ulises:

Sports figures appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ulises Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1974).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Ulysses (#1201), Ulises would rank around #703 with about 380 births last year — the newborns split about 56/44 between Ulises and Ulysses.

Similar names: Ulysses · Agustin · Octavio · Nikolas · Jovani · Cristopher

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