Ulysses

Latin variation of Odysseus, Greek

"wrathful"

Ulysses Origin and Meaning

Variation of Odysseus

Ulysses Rank in US Top 1000

# 980 in the US

Ulysses Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 398 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ulysses

• 398 Nameberry 2026
• 291 Unique 2024

20 Names Similar to Ulysses

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Famous People Named Ulysses

• (Hiram) Ulysses (Simpson) Grant 18th US president and Civil War general
• Ulysses Simpson Grant III U.S. Major General; grandson of the President
• Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp Jr. U.S. Navy admiral
• Ulysses Gomez Mexican,American mixed martial artist
• Ulysses "Crazy Legs" Curtis American CFL football player
• Ulysses Davis American silent film director
• Ulysses Sigel Webb American politician from California
• Ulysses Guimarães Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil and in the fight to restore democracy in the country

The name Ulysses in Pop Culture

• Ulysses Roman name for Odysseus, Greek hero of the Iliad and the Odyssey
• "Ulysses " novel by James Joyce
• Ulysses Grecian commander in Shakespeare's play "Troilus and Cressida"
• Ulysses squirrel in "Flora & Ulysses" by Kate DiCamillo
• Ulysses character in video game "Fallout: New Vegas , Lonesome Road"
• Ulysses Klaue aka Klaw character in Marvel Comics
• Ronald Ulysses Swanson character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
• Percival Ulysses "Perry" Cox character on TV's "Scrubs"
• "Ulysses " song by the band Franz Ferdinand

International Variations of the name Ulysses

• Ulises Spanish
• Ulysse French
• Ulisse Italian
• Ulesi Hawaiian
• Uleki Hawaiian
• Ulisses French