Ulysses

Where Ulysses comes from

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ulysses
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1822
    Ulysses S. Grant born
    president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #314 among boys — 29 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1895
    Peak, #269
    43 babies named Ulysses — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1899
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #521.
  5. 2001
    Ulysses Llanez born
    American soccer player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Ulysses S. Grant · president of the United States from 1869 to 1877, 1822–1885
  • Ulysses Llanez · American soccer player, born 2001
  • Ulysses Guimarães · Brazilian politician and lawyer, 1916–1992
  • Ulysses Kay · composer, 1917–1995
  • Ulysses Davis · American film director, 1872–1924

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.