Ulysee
Masculine · Greek roots
Ulysee is a spelling of Ulysses, the Roman name for the wandering hero of the Odyssey. It stands between the English Ulysses and the French Ulysse, and it carries the name Tennyson gave to his aging king, the one resolved 'to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.'
How old is the name Ulysee?
Ulysee first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Ulysee alive today was born around 1937, making them about 88 years old. About 200 people named Ulysee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ulysee most popular?
Ulysee peaked in 1939, reaching #1532 nationally. See the whole 1939 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Odysseus (Greek) to Ulysee
Our story of Ulysee
Our story of Ulysee follows one hero through three languages. The Greeks called him Odysseus; the Romans knew him as Ulixes, and English built Ulysses on the Latin, not the Greek. French trimmed the name to Ulysse, and Ulysee sits between the two, with the French shape and a closing e that English readers hear as ee. Tennyson gave the English form to an old king who would not stay home, and an American general and president carried Ulysses through the Civil War. Ulysee is one more hand on the same long story.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The meaning of the hero's name is not settled. The Odyssey itself connects Odysseus with a Greek verb for being angry or hated, when his grandfather names him, but that is a poet's play on words rather than a documented origin. Nothing separate is recorded for the Ulysee spelling.
How the name formed
- OdysseusGreek
- UlixesLatin
- UlyssesEnglish
- Ulysee
Related forms: Ulysse · Ulises · Ulisse · Odysseus
Pronouncing Ulysee
yoo-LISS-ee
The spelling suggests yoo-LISS-ee. The French Ulysse puts its stress at the end, and a reader who knows French may reach for that.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1915
- Most boys named
- 193919 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1532reached in 1939
- Change vs 1963
- −28.6%5 in 1984, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ulysee in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ulysse in French — related form
- Ulises in Spanish — related form
- Ulisse in Italian — related form
- Odysseus in Greek — related form
Ulysees among us
people named Ulysee are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ulysee sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Carries the name of one of the oldest heroes in Western literature, with forms in Latin, French, Spanish and Italian.
- Recognizable at once as a form of Ulysses.
- Distinctive in any classroom while still pointing to a famous name.
- Most people will correct it to Ulysses or Ulises on forms, so the spelling will need defending.
- The letters do not fix the pronunciation, so the intended sound is worth giving with the name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ulysees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Ulysee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ulysee in 2025?
- Ulysee is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Ulysee with classmates?
- Ulysee will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with U, all years combined.
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