Holding steady.
Popularity of Ulyess since 1913
Babies named Ulyess per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1927, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Ulyess's real moment was 1913.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 55 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 13 |
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Ulyess is a rare variant of Ulysses, first recorded in U.S. data in 1913. That year was also its peak year, with no occurrences in later decades suggesting limited usage. The name has remained off the popularity charts entirely, with a one-in-N statistic unavailable. It saw most use in the 1910s but failed to sustain even a niche revival. Its trajectory is marked as stable, reflecting no significant increase or decrease since its initial appearance. Ulyess is almost exclusively used for boys, following the pattern of its more common counterpart Ulysses, which has seen periodic revivals due to literary associations.
Ulyess appears to be an English variant or respelling of Ulysses, the Latinized form of Greek Odysseus. The name Odysseus is of uncertain etymology, though it has traditionally been linked to Greek 'odyssomai' (to be angry, to hate). The name gained literary prominence through Homer's epic poems and was later adopted in English-speaking countries, producing various respellings like Ulyess.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Uly, Ly, Yess
Sibling names for Ulyess
Names that share Ulyess's style, for a brother or sister.
