Fun Facts About the Name Ulyssa
- 221 babies named Ulyssa: U.S. records list 221 babies given the name Ulyssa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ulyssa Mean?
Ulyssa is a feminine form of Ulysses, the Latin name of the Greek hero Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς). The meaning of the Greek name is uncertain. Ancient Greek tradition connected it with odyssasthai (ὀδύσσεσθαι), 'to be angry with' or 'to hate,' which yielded the customary gloss 'wrathful' or 'hated.' That explanation is usually treated as a folk etymology, and the older origin of the name is not securely known. The Latin form Ulysses passed into English, and Ulyssa was formed from its stem with the feminine ending -a.
Ulyssa Name History & Origins
Ulysses is the Latin form of Greek Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. Latin writers used both Ulixes and Ulysses. English inherited Ulysses, which appears in translations of Homer and Virgil and in later works such as Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and James Joyce's Ulysses.
Ulyssa is a later feminine formation from Ulysses. It uses the -a ending common in feminine names. Its development belongs to modern English naming rather than to ancient Greek practice. It is distinct from the similar-sounding Alyssa, which has a different origin.
How Popular is the Name Ulyssa?
Ulyssa 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 2000. Its best rank was #5,619 in 1997.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #11,001 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #17,402 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #17,330 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,786 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,378 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #16,095 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,467 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,146 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #13,273 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,195 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #10,630 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #15,303 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #13,851 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,539 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,785 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #15,990 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,203 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #13,441 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,930 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #14,333 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,702 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,619 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #15,663 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,892 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #12,303 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #12,110 | 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 Ulyssa 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 very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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