Meaning of the nameUlysses
- Male
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- U-lys-ses
Ulysses is a spelling of the name Ulisses.
Meaning
The meaning of Ulysses 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)
- 1,509
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,240
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,008
- people
Ulysses in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ulysses, 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 (325 people).
0 women 1,504 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 Ulysses is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ulysses in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 431 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 206 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 153 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 68 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ulysses
It keeps the Y of the Latin and English form Ulysses and is the least recorded spelling in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a variant of Ulisses.
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.
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 Ulysses
What does the name Ulysses mean?
The meaning of Ulysses 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 Ulysses in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,509 people with the first name Ulysses, which ranks it number 6,240 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ulysses a boy's or a girl's name?
Ulysses is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,504 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Ulysses?
Ulysses is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ulysses most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ulysses (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ulysses?
Ulisses and Ulises. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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