Fun Facts About the Name Ulesses
- 5 babies named Ulesses: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Ulesses from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ulesses Mean?
Ulesses is a rare English spelling variant of Ulysses, a name of Greek origin whose meaning is uncertain. The Greek form is Odysseus; Latin has both Ulixes and Ulysses. An ancient explanation connects Odysseus with odyssasthai, "to be angry with" or "to hate," giving the traditional sense "wrathful" or "hated." This is a customary interpretation, not a secure literal translation. A proposed link to hodos, "road" or "way," is speculative and does not settle the question.
Ulesses Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the English history of Ulysses rather than to Greek or Latin antiquity. The ancient Greek form is Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. Latin writers used both Ulixes and Ulysses, and English adopted Ulysses. Ulesses respells that English form with e in the second syllable in place of y.
As a rare variant, Ulesses has no established literary tradition of its own. Its associations come from the parent name: the Odyssey and later works such as James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Those works use Ulysses, not Ulesses, so they belong to the parent name's history rather than to a distinct tradition of this spelling.
How Popular is the Name Ulesses?
Ulesses has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1922. Its best rank was #4,909 in 1922.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | #4,909 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ulesses Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have talent, charm and luck. You can succeed in art and in any educational occupation. You attract peculiar experiences. Your power and protection lies in spiritual side of life. You are an enthusiastic collector and you will be tenacious in holding onto the things you accumulate. You have a good memory and should make an effort to have a positive attitude. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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