Meaning of the nameUlices
- Male
- U-li-ces
Ulices is a spelling that resembles Ulisses, the name of the Greek hero Odysseus, and the Spanish form Ulises; the meaning of that name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,089 people named Ulices, the 7,794th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ulices is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,089
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,794
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,488
- people
Ulices in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ulices, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (254 people).
0 women 1,085 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ulices is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ulices in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 213 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 120 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 112 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ulices
Ulisses comes from the Latin Ulyssēs, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs), and is the name of the hero of Greek mythology also called Odysseus, according to Wiktionary. Behind the Name says that the meaning of Odysseus is unknown and that the origin is probably not Greek. Ulises is the Spanish form of the name, and Ulices is not among the spelling variants of Ulisses in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,089 people named Ulices, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ulisses · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Odysseus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ulises · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ulisses · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ulices
What does the name Ulices mean?
The meaning of Ulices is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ulices in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,089 people with the first name Ulices, which ranks it number 7,794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ulices a boy's or a girl's name?
Ulices is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,085 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ulices most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ulices (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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