Ulyssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yoo-LISS-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Ulyssa is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ulyssa mean?
Greek: feminine of Ulysses, the Latin name of Odysseus
Ulysses is the Latin name of Odysseus, the wandering hero of Homer's Odyssey.
Is Ulyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Ulyssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Ulyssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Ulyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ulyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names like Ulyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia, Amira, Isabella, Elina, Samira, Helena, Aaliyah, Camila, Ayla, Melina, Lydia, Selena
Names related to Ulyssa
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ulyssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ulyssa, updated 20 October 2026.