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Ulysse

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How to Pronounce Ulysse

Pronounced yoo-LEES /juˈliːs/Medium

Meaning: Ulysse is the French form of Ulysses, itself the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus - the wandering king of Ithaca whose long voyage home is told in Homer's Odyssey. The Greek name is often linked to a root meaning 'to be angry' or 'wrathful.'Low

In 30 seconds: Ulysse is the French form of Ulysses, the Latin name for Homer's Odysseus. It appears in early US records and peaked around 1922 (said yoo-LEES).
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Origin MediumFrench, Greek
MeaningUlysse is the French form of Ulysses, itself the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus - the wandering king of Ithaca whose long voyage home is told in Homer's Odyssey. The Greek name is often linked to a root meaning 'to be angry' or 'wrathful.'
U.S. rank (2020)#13902 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1922
Total births (all-time)≈ 250

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192419082020

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

Ulysse is the French form of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey. Borne mostly by Franco-American and Louisiana Creole families, it carries the whole weight of one of literature's greatest voyages.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak around 1922. A boy named Ulysse then would belong to his great-grandfather's generation.

Did you know? In the United States Ulysse turns up chiefly in French-speaking Louisiana and Franco-American families, the French cousin of a name Americans knew best through President Ulysses S. Grant.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Ulysse — French form of Ulysses/Odysseus; Louisiana/Franco-American cohort; plain-Latin only.

Variations

UlyssesUlisseUlisesUlyses

Nicknames

Uly

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ulysse mean?

It is the French form of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus of the Odyssey.

How do you pronounce Ulysse?

It is said yoo-LEES /juˈliːs/ - two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Ulysse a boy or girl name?

Ulysse is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Ulysse?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.

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