Fun Facts About the Name Ulysee
- 503 babies named Ulysee: U.S. records list 503 babies given the name Ulysee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ulysee Mean?
Ulysee is a variant spelling of Ulysses, the Latin form of the Greek name Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς). The meaning of the Greek name is not securely established. Ancient Greek writers connected it with the verb odyssomai (ὀδύσσομαι), "to be angry with, to hate," which gives the traditional sense "hated" or "wrathful." Others linked it to odynē (ὀδύνη), "pain" or "grief." These are ancient explanations rather than a confirmed derivation, and the name is often thought to be pre-Greek in origin.
The Latin forms were Ulixes and Ulysses, and the modern spelling Ulysee closely resembles the French form Ulysse with a final e. The literal Greek etymology, whatever its exact shape, is distinct from the later literary associations the name carries as the name of a Homeric hero.
Ulysee Name History & Origins
The name entered Western European use through Latin Ulysses (also Ulixes), the Roman rendering of Greek Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. Latin writers kept both forms; Livius Andronicus translated the Odyssey into Latin, and Virgil's Aeneid refers to the same figure as Ulixes. From Latin the name passed into the modern languages as Italian Ulisse, Spanish Ulises, and French Ulysse.
Ulysee is an uncommon spelling of this same name. It matches French Ulysse with an added final e, and it can also be read as an anglicized respelling of Ulysses in which the final -s is dropped and the ending written -ee. In English the name is probably best known through Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and U.S. president, whose birth name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. Because the spelling Ulysee is rare and not standardized, it has no separate documented history of its own and is best treated as an alternate spelling of Ulysses rather than a distinct name with an independent origin.
How Popular is the Name Ulysee?
Ulysee 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 1939. Its best rank was #1,576 in 1939.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | #7,285 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,630 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,287 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,037 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,961 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,912 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,969 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,955 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,299 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,432 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,521 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,861 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,049 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,216 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,774 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,162 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #3,150 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #1,886 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #2,066 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #1,863 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #2,078 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #2,850 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #1,576 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1938 | #2,317 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,664 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #1,867 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1935 | #2,236 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,117 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,361 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #2,627 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #1,922 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1930 | #2,169 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1929 | #3,532 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,115 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,291 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #4,154 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,083 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #3,013 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #2,324 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #2,337 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #4,925 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #2,223 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1919 | #4,128 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #2,386 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1917 | #2,182 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #3,158 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,051 | 8 | 0.0009% |
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 Ulysee Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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