Fun Facts About the Name Ulysis
- 22 babies named Ulysis: U.S. records list 22 babies given the name Ulysis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ulysis Mean?
Ulysis is a rare spelling variant of Ulysses, which comes from the Latin Ulysses, the Roman form of the Greek name Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς). The meaning of the Greek original is uncertain. Ancient Greek writers connected it with the verb odyssomai (ὀδύσσομαι), "to hate" or "to be angry," so the name was traditionally understood as "hated" or "wrathful." Homer's Odyssey reflects that reading: Odysseus's grandfather Autolycus gives him the name because he has been hated (odyssamenos) by many people. A second ancient explanation linked the name to odynē (ὀδύνη), "pain," giving a sense such as "one who suffers pain" or "one who causes pain." These are traditional interpretations rather than secure derivations. No Greek etymology has won general acceptance, and some scholars have suggested the name is not Greek in origin at all.
Ulysis Name History & Origins
The name goes back to Odysseus, the wandering hero of Homer's Odyssey, whose name was familiar throughout the Greek world. Latin speakers adopted it in two forms, Ulixes and Ulysses; the second, written with the Greek upsilon as y, became the usual form in medieval and modern European languages. Roman writers kept the story in circulation, and later medieval authors who read them did the same; Dante placed Ulysses among the false counselors in the Inferno.
In English the name came in through Latin and French and was long known mainly as a literary name. It appears in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, and it titles Tennyson's 1842 poem "Ulysses" and James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses. It was also used as an ordinary given name; the best-known American bearer is Ulysses S. Grant, born in 1822 as Hiram Ulysses Grant.
Ulysis is an uncommon variant of that same name, differing only in its final letters: -is in place of -es, with the y standing for the Greek upsilon. Other European languages reshaped the Latin name in comparable ways - Spanish Ulises, Portuguese Ulisses, Italian Ulisse, French Ulysse - and English words and names of Greek origin often end in -is, as in analysis or Doris. Ulysis is not the standard form in any of those languages; it occurs occasionally as a given name in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Ulysis?
Ulysis 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 1999. Its best rank was #9,844 in 1999.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #11,384 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,844 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,232 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,736 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Ulysis 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 find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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