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Ulysees

♂ Boy

Pronounced yoo-LIS-eez /juˈlɪs.iːz/Medium

Meaning: Ulysees is a respelling of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus of Homer's Odyssey. The Greek Odysseus is often linked to a root meaning 'to hate' or 'be wrathful.' Ulysees drops a letter from the standard Ulysses while keeping the sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Ulysees is a variant of Ulysses, the Latin form of Odysseus, read as 'wrathful.' It was rare among American boys, peaking around the nineteen-thirties.
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Origin LowLatin, Greek
MeaningUlysees is a respelling of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus of Homer's Odyssey. The Greek Odysseus is often linked to a root meaning 'to hate' or 'be wrathful.' Ulysees drops a letter from the standard Ulysses while keeping the sound.
U.S. rank (1971)#4885 ↘ Falling
1971 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1932
Total births (all-time)≈ 397

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193219021971

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ulysees is a variant spelling of Ulysses, the Latin name of the Greek hero Odysseus from Homer's Odyssey. The Greek name is traditionally connected to a root meaning 'to hate' or 'be wrathful.' The eighteenth President, Ulysses S. Grant, kept the classical name in American use, and spellings like Ulysees trailed the standard one.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year around its peak near 1932, and it thinned out through the century.

Did you know? President Ulysses S. Grant made the classical Ulysses familiar in America; rarer spellings like Ulysees followed the standard form at a distance.
Overall data confidence 32%
References - Ulysees — Variant of Ulysses (Latin Odysseus, 'wrathful/hater'); cf. President Ulysses S. Grant

Variations

UlyssesUlysesUlysse

Nicknames

UlyLee

Famous Bearers

  • ★Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)
    18th President of the United States and Union general, bearer of the standard form Ulysses

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ulysees mean?

It is a variant of Ulysses, the Latin form of the Greek Odysseus, traditionally read as 'wrathful' or 'hater.'

How do you pronounce Ulysees?

It is said yoo-LIS-eez /juˈlɪs.iːz/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Ulysees a boy or girl name?

Ulysees is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Ulysees?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen boys a year around its peak in the early nineteen-thirties.

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