Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ulysses

#847 most common boys' name of all time · #1,939 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#847
Rank overall
#1,939 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
18,680
Since 2016
1,725
Peak year
1999 #642
Best rank
#271 1895
Girls Boys peak 272/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ulysses is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 169 169 #1,197
2024 — 152 152 #1,290
2023 — 170 170 #1,189
2022 — 191 191 #1,113
2021 — 180 180 #1,131
2020 — 188 188 #1,064
2019 — 204 204 #1,018
2018 — 170 170 #1,135
2017 — 157 157 #1,187
2016 — 144 144 #1,266
2015 — 181 181 #1,082
2014 — 173 173 #1,103
2013 — 165 165 #1,110
2012 — 167 167 #1,110
2011 — 179 179 #1,054
2010 — 183 183 #1,053
2009 — 196 196 #1,004
2008 — 191 191 #1,009
2007 — 191 191 #1,013
2006 — 178 178 #1,028
2005 — 177 177 #981
2004 — 155 155 #1,046
2003 — 145 145 #1,069
2002 — 208 208 #814
2001 — 226 226 #759
2000 — 217 217 #766
1999 — 272 272 #642
1998 — 214 214 #751
1997 — 155 155 #893
1996 — 178 178 #809
1995 — 140 140 #937
1994 — 139 139 #933
1993 — 146 146 #883
1992 — 151 151 #862
1991 5 159 164 #819
1990 — 184 184 #749
1989 — 177 177 #744
1988 — 180 180 #697
1987 — 170 170 #699
1986 5 138 143 #771
1985 — 124 124 #798
1984 — 111 111 #830
1983 — 103 103 #863
1982 — 105 105 #868
1981 — 123 123 #785
1980 — 121 121 #796
1979 — 121 121 #785
1978 — 125 125 #757
1977 — 96 96 #867
1976 — 114 114 #776
1975 — 108 108 #800
1974 — 96 96 #821
1973 — 108 108 #766
1972 — 104 104 #783
1971 — 118 118 #756
1970 — 110 110 #783
1969 — 125 125 #704
1968 — 115 115 #703
1967 — 143 143 #628
1966 — 106 106 #722
1965 — 111 111 #706
1964 — 123 123 #695
1963 — 127 127 #689
1962 5 132 137 #675
1961 — 150 150 #639
1960 — 150 150 #635
1959 — 142 142 #646
1958 — 153 153 #622
1957 — 163 163 #602
1956 — 164 164 #594
1955 — 163 163 #577
1954 — 172 172 #557
1953 — 164 164 #553
1952 — 185 185 #513
1951 — 177 177 #511
1950 — 168 168 #517
1949 — 175 175 #504
1948 — 196 196 #478
1947 — 168 168 #523
1946 — 158 158 #511
1945 — 114 114 #563
1944 — 156 156 #488
1943 — 155 155 #498
1942 — 144 144 #509
1941 — 139 139 #495
1940 — 154 154 #466
1939 — 144 144 #474
1938 — 153 153 #468
1937 — 122 122 #524
1936 — 121 121 #511
1935 — 171 171 #428
1934 — 143 143 #475
1933 5 140 145 #475
1932 — 161 161 #444
1931 — 147 147 #467
1930 — 148 148 #489
1929 — 158 158 #466
1928 — 174 174 #459
1927 — 181 181 #454
1926 — 173 173 #459
1925 — 192 192 #429
1924 — 177 177 #461
1923 — 201 201 #426
1922 — 194 194 #433
1921 5 199 204 #431
1920 — 190 190 #440
1919 — 164 164 #463
1918 — 187 187 #427
1917 — 159 159 #448
1916 — 160 160 #441
1915 — 133 133 #482
1914 — 111 111 #455
1913 — 99 99 #429
1912 — 75 75 #456
1911 — 51 51 #400
1910 — 43 43 #408
1909 — 36 36 #411
1908 — 33 33 #417
1907 — 38 38 #359
1906 — 32 32 #380
1905 — 25 25 #433
1904 — 29 29 #382
1903 — 21 21 #454
1902 — 21 21 #465
1901 — 25 25 #376
1900 — 34 34 #383
1899 — 14 14 #524
1898 — 33 33 #336
1897 — 25 25 #377
1896 — 32 32 #334
1895 — 43 43 #271
1894 — 34 34 #301
1893 — 36 36 #289
1892 — 27 27 #372
1891 — 34 34 #280
1890 — 32 32 #305
1889 — 19 19 #416
1888 — 25 25 #370
1887 — 27 27 #322
1886 — 38 38 #278
1885 — 33 33 #294
1884 — 23 23 #370
1883 — 14 14 #481
1882 — 15 15 #471
1881 — 18 18 #398
1880 — 29 29 #317