Spellings
Ulises or Ulysses?
In the US in 2025, 50% of babies in this name family were spelled Ulises and 40% Ulysses. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ulises50% of the family213 born in 2025#1,038 among boys−10% since 2015Ulysses40% of the family169 born in 2025#1,196 among boys−7% since 2015Ulices10% of the family43 born in 2025#2,884 among boys×3 since 2015
Ten years ago
Ulises already led in 2015, with 55% of the family's births; it has 50% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 432 to 425 births, almost unchanged.
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulises | 237 | 213 | −10% |
| Ulysses | 181 | 169 | −7% |
| Ulices | 14 | 43 | ×3 |
How they sound
- Ulises /uˈlises/ (oo-LEE-ses)
- Ulysses /juˈlɪsiz/ (yoo-LISS-eez)
- Ulices /uˈlises/ (oo-LEE-sess)
In France
In France in 2025: Ulysses 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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