Boy
Ulysses
A genuinely rare name whose U.S. usage is almost entirely explained by Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War fame and presidency (1869–1877). It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry.
LatinLatin form of Odysseus
GreekGreek hero name of disputed meaning
Births by decade
1900s
294
1910s
1,182
1920s
1,844
1930s
1,455
1940s
1,558
1950s
1,651
1960s
1,287
1970s
1,100
1980s
1,355
1990s
1,743
2000s
1,882
2010s
1,347
Peaked in the 2000s · 16,698 total U.S. births since 1900