Meaning of the nameUlisses
- Male
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- U-lis-ses
Ulisses is a male name, the Portuguese form of the name of the Greek hero Odysseus, from Latin Ulyssēs; the meaning of the Greek name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Ulisses is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 18,208
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,129
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,603
- people
Ulisses in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ulisses, 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 (4,473 people).
89 women 18,119 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 Ulisses is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ulisses in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.014%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
- São Paulo 0.011%
- Goiás 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,913 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,353 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,863 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,212 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 752 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 751 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 642 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 640 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 618 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 483 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 471 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 438 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 392 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 351 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 326 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 275 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 271 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 269 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 233 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 199 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 196 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 174 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 121 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 92 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 62 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ulisses
According to Wiktionary, Ulisses is a learned borrowing from Latin Ulyssēs, which in turn came from Ancient Greek Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs); in Greek mythology, he is the same Odysseus, a Greek leader in the Trojan War. Behind the Name presents Ulysses as the Latin form of Odysseus and gives Ulisses as the Portuguese form and Ulises as the Spanish one. The meaning of Odysseus is debated: the ancient tradition, starting from the Odyssey itself, links the name to the Greek verb ὀδύσσομαι, 'to hate', but Wiktionary and Behind the Name consider a non-Greek origin more likely. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,208 people named Ulisses, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.
It is the Portuguese spelling and the most recorded in the group. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has it as an entry and lists Ulysses among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Ulisses
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ulisses · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ulysses · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ulises · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ulysses · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ulisses · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ὀδυσσεύς · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Odysseus · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ulisses
What does the name Ulisses mean?
The meaning of Ulisses is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ulisses in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,208 people with the first name Ulisses, which ranks it number 1,129 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ulisses a boy's or a girl's name?
Ulisses is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 89 women and 18,119 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ulisses?
Ulisses is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ulisses most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ulisses (392 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ulisses?
Ulises and Ulysses. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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